Fact check
“The U.S. Department of Justice had supported Judge Snow’s federal oversight and the reforms.”
Reasoning
The ProPublica article excerpts explicitly mention that since the 2015 settlement, the DOJ had supported Judge Snow's oversight and reforms, confirming the claim.
On confidence: Multiple primary sources directly state that the U.S. Department of Justice supported Judge Snow's federal oversight and the reforms.
Important context
The support was noted up until a later shift in DOJ stance reported in the same article, but the claim about prior support is accurate.
Evidence
Supporting (2)
- 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…
- Tier 1 — Primary sourceJudge Denies Efforts to End Oversight of Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office — ProPublica
supported Snow’s federal oversight and the reforms. But with Trump back in the White House, an attorney with the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division informed the court in January that the department supported ending oversight. Maricopa County…
Limitations
The evidence is limited to the ProPublica reporting; no additional independent sources were provided to corroborate beyond this article.
- Last verified:
- Sep 27, 2026, 4:44 AM CDT
- Pipeline:
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- 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