California Supreme Court,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Mar. 29, 2019
DOJ urges high court to keep in place Arpaio special prosecutor, but says 9th Circuit got law wrong
The U.S. Supreme Court should leave in place a federal appeals court order appointing a special prosecutor in former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s effort to vacate his criminal contempt conviction, the U.S. Department of Justice has said.




The U.S. Supreme Court should leave in place a federal appeals court order appointing a special prosecutor in former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's effort to vacate his criminal contempt conviction, the U.S. Department of Justice has said.
In a brief filed with the justices Wednesday, the nation's top appellate attorney, U.S. Solicitor General Noel J. Francisco, argued the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals was technically wron...
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