Fact check
“An attorney with the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division informed the court in January that the department supported ending oversight.”
Reasoning
The ProPublica article titled “Judge Denies Efforts to End Oversight of Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office” states that an attorney from the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division told the court in January that the department supported ending oversight of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office. This matches the claim word‑for‑word.
On confidence: The claim is directly supported by a reputable primary source.
Important context
The statement was made in the context of a legal dispute over federal oversight of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, following a settlement in the Melendres case.
Evidence
Supporting (1)
- Tier 1 — Primary sourceJudge Denies Efforts to End Oversight of Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office — ProPublica
time has come to allow MCSO to stand on its own two feet, freed of oversight,” the county’s original motion said. Since joining the Melendres case and settlement in 2015, the U.S. Department of Justice had supported Snow’s federal…
Limitations
The evidence is limited to the cited ProPublica article; no additional sources were provided to corroborate the statement beyond this report.
- Last verified:
- Sep 27, 2026, 4:44 AM CDT
- Pipeline:
- 2.1.0
- Claim type:
- Factual
Where this claim appeared
Judge Denies Efforts to End Oversight of Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office as Racial Profiling of Latinos PersistsProPublica · Yana Kunichoff