Justice sues Ariz. sheriff Joe Arpaio

Thursday when the Justice Department announced that it had sued Arpaio, his office and Maricopa County for civil rights violations, including what it said is the long-standing racial profiling of Latinos. Thomas E. Perez, assistant attorney general for civil rights, said he was “left with no choice...." At his own news conference Thursday, Arpaio, who has denied the profiling allegations, shot back: “I’m not going to surrender my office to the federal government. I will fight this to the bitter end. They’re using me for the Latino vote.”