Category: Arizona State Law Journal Blog

By Ali Karamali. Following the 2008 financial crisis, cryptocurrencies (crypto) began attracting interest by offering a new way to manage money with greater independence, transparency, and security. Based on a theory of decentralization, crypto operates on networks not controlled by…

By Armando Montero. Article IV, Part 1, Section 1 of the Arizona Constitution states: “The legislative authority of the state shall be vested in the legislature . . . but the people reserve the power to propose laws and amendments to…

By Drew Meester. The Problem Arizona faces a truancy crisis that disproportionately harms Native American students. Chronic absenteeism rates have nearly doubled from pre-pandemic levels. Almost half of Arizona’s Native students are chronically absent from school, one of the highest…

By Lauren Gold. Arizona lawmakers and their constituents are well aware of the problems associated with distracted driving. However, this issue is difficult to mitigate. Although most drivers understand the risks associated with using a cell phone while driving, many drivers…

By Owen Warner. For nearly two decades, the Town of Paradise Valley has eagerly awaited the opening of a new project that promised to reinvent the town: the Ritz-Carlton Paradise Valley, also known as “The Palmeraie.” The Palmeraie, first announced in…

By Annie Weiler. The First Amendment’s speech, assembly, and petition protections mean pretty little if citizens can’t actually access and share the information that fuels public debate. In this way, the First Amendment functionally relies on the right to request government…

By Sophie Adams. Imagine that a large corporation sues a filmmaker for making a documentary which makes the corporation look bad. The film was vague and not defamatory by any standard, but the corporation did not want the film circulating in…

By Rayce Miller. The 22nd edition of The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation marks a victory for legal pragmatists, with Rule B5.3 creating the “citation modified” parenthetical. Before the 22nd edition, strict adherents to The Bluebook had to add multiple…

By Tessa Judd. Arizona’s Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program allows families to “utilize public monies to purchase educational services from private schools, education providers, and vendors.” The ESA program grew from a limited option for students with disabilities into a universal…