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By Abigail Knox. On October 13, a Ninth Circuit judge approved a settlement agreement that holds the Forest Service accountable for protecting Arizona’s watersheds and the endangered species that live there from the damage of domestic livestock grazing. For environmentalists,…

By Zach Levy. Introduction             COVID-19 vaccines have been widely available for almost a year. On August 23, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first COVID-19 vaccine for individuals of 16 years of age and…

By Gordon Siu.             In recognition of their sacrifices, the United States provides monthly compensation to veterans who incur a disability connected to their active-duty military service during a congressionally defined period of war. These benefits are managed by the…

By Sydney Plaskett. On September 27, Arizona Superior Court Judge Katherine Cooper ruled that the recent Republican-backed budget plan, which included a ban on school mask mandates, is unconstitutional. The budget plan included not only COVID-19 related mandate bans, but…

By Michael O’Neill. History of the Art The United States Supreme Court recently granted certiorari in the case of Cassirer v. Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection Found., 862 F.3d 951 (9th Cir. 2017). Cassirer’s grandmother owned Rue Saint Honoré, après-midi, effet de pluie,…

By Turner Smith. The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) has again directly challenged the NCAA’s notions of amateurism. It leveled the latest attack on September 29, 2021. Jennifer A. Abruzzo, the NLRB’s General Counsel, issued a memorandum which emphatically declared…

By Oscar Porter. According to the Arizona Restaurant Association, the COVID-19 pandemic wiped out around 1,000 to 1,200 Arizona restaurants in 2020. Last year, in order to help restaurants stay afloat, Governor Ducey relaxed rules around serving to-go cocktails, specifically…

By Matthew Adler. On October 1, 2021, Arizona lost 18% of its annual Colorado River water allocation. This cut, amounting to 512,000 acre-feet of water per year (equivalent to over 150 billion gallons), is a result of the Department of…

By Savannah Wix. Last April, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed House Bill 2772 into law, joining 25 other states and the District of Columbia in legalizing sports gambling, ushering in a new era for Arizona sports fans. However, the Yavapai-Prescott…

By Noah Goldenberg. You may have heard that Arizona is disallowing peremptory challenges starting January 1st, 2022. If you missed the news, make sure to read Emily Tegley’s post on how peremptory challenges work and why it is so significant…