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Letter from Mayor to Attorney General Requesting Civil Rights Investigation of Maricopa County Sheriff

Document Date: April 4, 2008
Affiliate: ACLU of Arizona

Letter from Phil Gordon, Mayor of Phoenix, to U.S. Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey requesting civil rights investigation of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio.

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