Beyond the Ballot: Ensuring Your Vote Is Actually Counted
By Katie Giel. Election Day is tomorrow, November 3rd, and many Arizonans have already cast their ballots. Even so, a flurry of litigation in recent weeks that extended Arizona's voter registration deadline, moved the deadline again, and sought to alter…
Voting Rights During a Historic Election Year
By Shayna Frieden.100 years ago, Congress enacted the 19th Amendment granting women the right to vote. Today, voting rights are at the center of one of the most contentious elections in our nation's history. Driven by the pandemic, voting by…
CCPA, CPRA, and the Case for Federal Data Privacy Laws
By Mitchell Antalis.In the waning months of a decade characterized by the digitalization of nearly all aspects of life, giving rise to unprecedented concerns regarding data collection, misuse, abuse, breach, weaponization, and interconnectivity, and notwithstanding the exacerbation of these issues…
Preventing Voter Fraud or a Front for Discrimination? Supreme Court Grants Cert to Review Arizona’s “Ballot-Harvesting” Law
By Brie Alford.The contentious battle over mail-in ballots continues as the United States Supreme Court recently announced its plans to review an Arizona voting law. The so-called “ballot-harvesting law” bars anyone other than a family member or caregiver from returning…
Tuition Terror—Students Seeking Refunds Amidst COVID-19 University Closures
By RivaLee Ferland.COVID-19 has engulfed the globe in a seemingly endless storm—a storm that leaves trails of litigation in its wake. When the pandemic reached the point of university closures in Arizona, students were halfway through their spring semester. What…
What Happens When the Arbitrator Is Biased?
By Iris (Yeonjae) Lim.Parties in a dispute have several options as to how they want to resolve their issues, and arbitration is one of those options for parties to manage their disputes without going to court. According to the American…
What is Arbitration and Why Should You Care?
By Cole Cribari.The general public almost never hears the word arbitration unless they’re watching news that involves a dispute between businesses, or they find themselves embroiled in a dispute where arbitration has been suggested or required as a method of…
When the Smoke Clears: Enforcing Social Equity Once the Smart and Safe Arizona Act Passes
By Chandler Smith. Arizonans should expect to see recreational marijuana legalized in the coming months. Whether this change comes in the form of a statutory amendment through HB 2871, HB 2657, or by ballot initiative through the “Smart and Safe Arizona…
Are You There? Can You Hear Me? I’m Trying To Vote: Voting by Video Under Review
By Drew Kudlinski.COVID-19’s legacy will likely be the all-touching and absolute disruption to normal life. That disruption has not been isolated from the core of our democratic process. While uncertainty reigns supreme in 2020, it is certain that a massive…