Posted on 07/11/2015 1:00:50 PM PDT by Nero Germanicus
A federal judge on Friday refused to remove himself from a racial-profiling case being pressed against hardline Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio and his deputies.
U.S. District Court Judge Murray Snow rejected a motion made by Arpaio's lawyers that the judge recuse himself because his decisions in the high-profile case could be seen as biased.
In a 40-page written ruling, Snow said the basis for the claims made in May by the Maricopa County sheriff and his chief deputy Gerard Sheridan were “legally insufficient and untimely” and that the case should proceed, including civil contempt hearings.
Snow, who has repeatedly expressed his frustration over his court orders being violated, also said that Arpaio and Sheridan have “improperly attempted to invoke the recusal provisions for strategic purposes.”
Lawyers for Arpaio and Sheridan could not immediately be reached for comment.
The attempt to remove Snow brought the long-running profiling case to an abrupt halt, coming a few weeks before a second round of contempt hearings were scheduled to be held against Arpaio and four others.
The judge already ruled in 2013 that Arpaio, who bills himself as "America's toughest sheriff," and his deputies were guilty of acting unconstitutionally by racially profiling Latino drivers during traffic stops, and said the individuals were wrongfully detained.
Arpaio has denied the findings.
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And who judges the judge’s decision?
There is no statue of limitation for removing
the appearance of impropriety, Mr. Snow.
We need Term Limits;
One Term in office
Two terms in JAIL!!!
Probably over 95% of the illegal immigrants in Arizona are of Mexican or Central or South American decent. Many of them look like Mexicans.
When traffic stops are made, it’s reasoned to check the “status” of the Mexican looking driver.
This judge seems to come from the same school that thinks profiling at our airports should not see any higher risk in Islamic adherents than anyone else.
Factually incorrect, this makes the Judge a flaming racist himself.
Defend the major sector of our society that makes up the illegal immigrant populace, this guy has put on the opposing team’s jersey.
A W appointee. 2007
Will give the judge 48 hours of very embarrassing time after the two expose what has been transpiring
If the low life, black robed mistresses of the high court of injustice won’t recuse, why should a lone two bid district judge?
Doesn’t that pretty much mean an automatic mistrial or appeal?
W made a big show about caring for this country, and protecting us, and he left the border wide open.
Another Mormon! Reid, Romney, Flake, they all should be removed from office! Looks as though Mormons have gone over to the dark side. Maybe it’s because they want to continue to bring “their illegal Mexican Converts” into our country.
“Snow was born in Boulder City, Nevada. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Brigham Young University (BYU) in 1984. He received a Juris Doctor degree from J. Reuben Clark Law School, at BYU in 1987.”
The old family business , Zapata Oil , wasn’t a big enough hint *-?
History is a harsh taskmaster or sumthin’.
Appeal, probably, mistrial, no.
LOL
Another black hooded god thinks he should still be god.
How unexpected.
In the Arizona District there are two other George W. Bush-appointed Judges besides Judge Snow. There are seven Obama judges and two Clinton judges.
Sheriff Arpaio might well have ended up with an Obama judge.
Mormons in high office are like Catholics in high office. “Faith” is what goes on your resume. Period. End of story.
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