The suit against three news organizations alleges inaccurate references to his criminal case have hurt his chances at possibly running in 2020 for the U.S. Senate
The case is one of many lawsuits filed against former Sheriff Joe Arpaio over the treatment of inmates in county jails during his time as metro Phoenix's top law enforcer
Prosecutors said they will charge Sheriff Joe Arpaio with criminal contempt-of-court for defying a judge's orders to end his signature immigration patrols in Ariz.
U.S. District Judge Murray Snow, in a 40-page ruling, said the May 22 motion by attorneys for Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio was "legally insufficient and untimely"