By Michael Kiefer | Arizona Republic
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld a 2016 injunction against Maricopa County stemming from Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s racial profiling tactics and a contempt finding against him for willfully violating a previous order to stop the practice.
The injunction has already cost the county more than $100 million for training and technology and to compensate victims for violations of their constitutional rights.
U.S. Court Judge G. Murray Snow initially enjoined Arpaio from enforcing federal immigration law in 2011 in a case called Melendres v. Arpaio, brought by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of Latinos targeted by the Sheriff’s Office.
