DMX Moved To Mental-Health Unit Of Arizona Prison MTV.com DMX served a short four-month sentence in Maricopa County Jail for a separate violation. The Yonkers, New York, native has had several run-ins with the law ... and more »

Fireworks go on sale in AF Ahwatukee Foothills News Pete Weaver, Maricopa County Emergency Management director, said he worries that Phoenix's decision to allow fireworks sales, but not use, might prompt ... and more »

I’ve posted often in the past about the hidden double standard in enforcing drunk driving laws against cops, judges and politicians.  See, for example, The DUI Double Standard, The DUI Double Standard II, The Blue Cover-Up, Guarding the Guardians and Who Will Guard the Guardians?.    

Is Criminalizing Drunk Driving Unfair to Public Servants?

China, Dec. 26 — Chinese lawmakers have proposed making drunk driving a criminal offense in China, no matter the degree of damage caused. But some members of the National People’s Congress Standing Committee argue that criminalizing drunk driving would be unfair to public servants, because if they committed such a crime, they would not only face criminal punishment but also lose their jobs. They argue that the consequence is too severe…

Hmmm…..Sounds a lot like the double-standard applied to our own civil servants, but at least the Chinese are a lot more open about it.
 

Robert Chesney (University of Texas School of Law) has posted Who May Be Held? Military Detention Through the Habeas Lens (Boston College Law Review, Vol. 52, No. 3, 2011) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: We lack consensus regarding who...

Petside (blog)

Lockup: A Jail Tail Petside (blog) And while I am frankly appalled by some of the measures to which 78-year-old Joe Arpaios, elected sheriff of Maricopa County, takes when doling out ...

uuworld.org

Charges dropped against UU arrested in Phoenix protest uuworld.org Susan Frederick-Gray, minister of the UU Congregation of Phoenix, block the entrance to the Maricopa County jail protesting the passage of Arizona's ...

Van Riper and Nies, a Stuart, Florida Criminal Defense Law Firm, Owned by Timothy Nies, a U.S. Army Ranger Veteran, and Christian Van Riper, a former Prosecutor and Lifelong Resident of Stuart, Announces the Launch of their Criminal Defense Website.

are here. The usual disclaimers apply. Rank Downloads Paper Title 1 362 The Facade of FCPA Enforcement Mike Koehler, Butler University College of Business, Date posted to database: November 9, 2010 2 315 Good Faith, New Law, and the Scope...

Deseret News

Arpaio takes long break from migrant sweeps Arizona Daily Star PHOENIX - Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has gone more than four months without launching one of his special traffic patrols that target people who are ... Arpaio hasn't done immigration patrol in monthsDeseret News all 13 news articles »

Man won't be sentenced for hiding drugs in body cavity Nogales International Tapia is currently serving a 10.5-year prison sentence for a kidnapping conviction earlier this year in Maricopa County. The sentence for his crimes in ...