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The Constitutionality of Arizona’s Concealed Carry Age Restrictions

Mar 31, 2025

By Bobby Corridan. While Arizona has relatively few firearm regulations that distinguish young adults (eighteen-, nineteen-, and twenty-year-olds) from the rest of adults, Arizona’s concealed carry permitting scheme, A.R.S. 13-3112, does just that. Currently, Arizonans under the age of twenty-one are…

No Tax on Tips? Analyzing the Legal and Economic Impact of HB 2081 in Arizona

Mar 28, 2025

By Brayden Ruvo. House Bill 2081 (“HB 2081”), commonly known as the “No Tax on Tips Bill,” is a proposed piece of legislation aimed at exempting tipped wages from taxable income in Arizona. On February 10th, 2025, the bill passed the…

Move Over, Slow Poke! Arizona’s Attempt to Decrease Traffic Congestion and Increase Driver Safety on Highways

Mar 28, 2025

By Justice Oglesby. Slow drivers beware—a new piece of Arizona legislation aims to implement more civil enforcement against drivers going too slow in passing lanes on the highway. Arizona Rep. Teresa Martinez’s bill, coined the “Slow Poke bill,” has made its…

Do HOAs Have a Duty to Protect Against Cattle Invasions?

Mar 23, 2025

By Elizabeth Kness. Do HOAs Have a Duty to Protect Against Cattle Invasions?For residents of Adora Trails, a master-planned community in south Gilbert, encounters with free-roaming cattle are a regular occurrence. What some initially saw as a charming relic of the…

Department of Education: Banishing Segregation or Community?

Mar 20, 2025

By Maya Dominguez. The “Un-Collegiate” LetterOn February 14, 2025 the United States Department of Education Office for Civil Rights issued a “Dear Colleague” letter that was not very collegial. In it, the acting Assistant Secretary, Craig Trainor, uses Title IV of…

Arizona’s Affordable Housing Crisis: How Proposed Legislation Could Lead to Progress

Mar 19, 2025

By Sarah Kerr. Today, Americans are increasingly concerned about the cost of housing. One poll found that 54% of renters who want to buy a home believe they will never be able to. This concern is especially prevalent among young adults,…

Glendale Elementary School District v. State of Arizona

Mar 16, 2025

By Benjamin Hall. Article XI, Section 1, of the Arizona Constitution states, “The legislature shall enact such laws as shall provide for the establishment and maintenance of a general and uniform public school system.” This language appears to provide heightened…

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Sierra Club v. Salt River Project: Utilities Are Included

Mar 16, 2025

By Hannah Bernier. The Arizona Court of Appeals recently held that the Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement District (“SRP”) is subject to Arizona Public Records Law. This decision reflects SRP’s dual roles as a private utility cooperative and a political subdivision…

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Moneyball: HB 2704’s Proposal to Fund Renovations for Chase Field

Feb 28, 2025

By Amanda Lombard. Chase Field’s Catch-22: Necessary Repairs, Public Funding, and an Expiring Lease Sitting at the heart of downtown Phoenix is Chase Field, home of the city’s Major League Baseball franchise, the Arizona Diamondbacks. Originally named Bank One Ballpark, Chase Field…

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State v. Mitcham: Fourth Amendment Protections Concerning DNA Profiling

Feb 24, 2025

By Molly Woodward. The Fourth Amendment protects “[t]he right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures.” Though traditionally related to common-law trespasses, the Supreme Court of the United States has…

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