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Arizona’s Short-Term Rental Dilemma: A Path to Effective Regulation After Kalway

Dec 19, 2023

By Emma Marek. The popularity of short-term rental housing has grown exponentially in recent years, especially in Arizona. Short-term rentals (“STRs”), also referred to as vacation rentals or transient lodging, are homes, condominiums, apartments, or other residential units that are rented…

Immigrant Workers’ Voices as Catalysts for Reform in the Long-Term Care Industry

Dec 19, 2023

By Shefali Milczarek-Desai & Tara Sklar. “One of my sisters told me to have some dignity and leave [my abusive workplace]. I told her that I can’t feed my kids with dignity, and that was my reality.” –Immigrant Woman Long-Term…

Arizona’s Proposition 207 in Practice: Impacts of Marijuana Legalization on Public Safety and Workload for Criminal Justice System Actors A Model for Lawmakers Looking To Legalize

Dec 19, 2023

By Ashley Oddo, Shannon Johanni & Jana Hrdinová. Marijuana-related initiatives in Arizona (and nationwide) demonstrate a progression from informal social acceptance to formal legalization after decades of prohibition. In Arizona, medical marijuana use was legalized in 2010 followed by the…

Tribal Air

Dec 19, 2023

By Jonathan Skinner-Thompson. Prevailing approaches to addressing environmental justice in Indian Country are inadequate. The dual pursuits of distributive and procedural justice do not fully account for the unique factors that make Indigenous environmental justice distinct—namely, the sovereign status of tribal…

The Need for a Comprehensive Police Data Collection and Transparency Law in Arizona

Dec 19, 2023

By Jordan Blair Woods, Ashley Oddo, Devyn Arredondo & Yan Idrissov. Policing data is vital to improving police accountability and transparency. In 2021, Arizona enacted a law requiring law enforcement agencies in the state to collect and report data on officer…

<em>Smith v. Arizona</em>: Yuma Case Sets the Stage for Long-Awaited Review of the Confrontation Clause

Smith v. Arizona: Yuma Case Sets the Stage for Long-Awaited Review of the Confrontation Clause

Nov 23, 2023

By Sam Curry. In late September 2023, the Supreme Court granted review in a criminal case originating in Yuma, AZ. The case implicates the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment, which gives criminal defendants the right to cross-examine witnesses who make…

From Cibola to Queen Creek – Water Transfer Highlights the Growing Rural vs. Urban Dispute over Water

Nov 21, 2023

By McKenna Hunter. The Transfer In 2018, the Town of Queen Creek, AZ was groundwater-dependent; it recognized that its complete reliance on groundwater was insufficient to allow for growth. To diversify the town’s water portfolio, part of the town’s plan included purchasing…

Arizona Laws Stand in the Way of Stem Cell Research

Nov 16, 2023

By Victoria Warkins. Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research Dr. Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz, a biology professor at CalTech and University of Cambridge, introduced her team’s development of the first “synthetic” human embryo in June of this year. Scientists created the synthetic embryo…

<em>Torres v. Jai Dining Services</em>: A Major Loss for Victims of Drunk Driving in Arizona

Torres v. Jai Dining Services: A Major Loss for Victims of Drunk Driving in Arizona

Nov 14, 2023

By Sarah LeFevre. Should a restaurant or bar be held liable for negligently selling or overserving alcohol to a patron who then causes injury, death, or property damage due to their intoxication? On October 16, 2023, in Torres v. JAI…

SB 1291 and Its Negative Impact on People with Severe Mental Illness

Nov 09, 2023

By Faith Helgesen. Earlier this year, the governor of Arizona signed SB 1291. This bill stipulates that a guardian has the burden to prove by clear and convincing evidence that requested contact with an incapacitated person will be detrimental to…

Author: Abbie Conrad (JD 2024-2025 student)