Category: Arizona State Law Journal Blog

By Kaylee Racs. In November 2020, citizens of Arizona voted to pass Proposition 207, otherwise known as the Smart and Safe Arizona Act (SSAA). In addition to legalizing recreational marijuana use for adults 21 and older, the SSAA contained a…

By Luke Sower. Say goodbye to dinner and a show, and say hello to dinner and a check for $300. On August 23, the National Park Service (NPS) announced a two-month long increase in the bonus payments for participation in…

By Kylie McNamara. Over the past few weeks, the world has watched chaos unfold in Afghanistan. The Taliban has taken control of the country, causing Afghan men, women, and children to flee. The media shared images of desperate scenes at…

By Miranda Martinez. Elizabeth Holmes dropped out of Stanford at the age of 19 to start Theranos, a startup that promised to revolutionize blood testing forever. Theranos sought to reinvent the blood-testing industry by creating a technology that could test…

By Kylie Horne. A taking is when the government seizes private property for a public use. On July 26, 2021, the Supreme Court decided Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid that addressed the question: Is there a Fifth Amendment “taking” when…

By Emilio Giuliani III. For nearly a decade, Expo2020 has been the anticipated event in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Since 2013, billboards at Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest international airport, have welcomed tourists to a global get-together years…

By Maria McCabe. At the end of last month, the United States’ 20-year war in Afghanistan ended with the chaotic evacuation of over 120,000 people from the Kabul airport, including U.S. citizens, Afghans, and citizens of other countries. What happens…

By Nicholas A. Traver. On August 26, in Alabama Association of Realtors v. Department of Health and Human Services, the United States Supreme Court vacated the Center for Disease Control’s (“CDC”) eviction moratorium. The Court held that the CDC’s reliance…

By Emily Tegley. Serving as a juror and jury selection are common plots in popular media. The legal thriller Runaway Jury, CBS television show Bull, and true crime anthology The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, all dramatize jury…

By Kristin Leaptrott. Over the past several weeks, students have returned to university campuses across the country after a year and a half of virtual (or at least partially virtual) instruction. For many of them, the joy of in-person learning…