Arpaio asks Supreme Court to block special prosecutor in contempt fight
Source: Politico
By JOSH GERSTEIN 01/16/2019 11:59 PM EST
Former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio is asking the Supreme Court to block a judicially appointed special prosecutor from arguing against Arpaio in a legal fight over the scope of the pardon President Donald Trump issued to the controversial ex-sheriff last year.
Lawyers for Arpaio filed a petition with the justices Wednesday arguing that the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals acted unconstitutionally when it declared that a special prosecutor should be named to defend a district court judges ruling limiting the effect of Trumps decision to pardon Arpaio in a contempt of court case.
A 9th Circuit panel ruled last April that appointment of a special prosecutor was appropriate because the Justice Department indicated it disagreed with U.S. District Court Judge Susan Boltons ruling that Trumps pardon ended the criminal case and eliminated any risk of punishment for Arpaio, but did not require granting Arpaios request to vacate the guilty verdict she returned against him for defying another judges orders in a racial profiling lawsuit.
Attorneys for the 86-year-old Arpaio say the appeals court went too far in naming former prosecutor Christopher Caldwell to act as a special prosecutor rather than just allowing him or others to present legal arguments as friends of the court.
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SunSeeker
(51,811 posts)Idiot.
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(21,285 posts)I hope he ends up broke and bankrupt.