Category: Arizona State Law Journal Blog

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…

By Natalie Packard. On August 19, 2021, the Arizona Supreme Court in Fann v. Arizona allowed the Invest in Education tax initiative to stand while the lower state court decides if the tax revenue will surpass the state constitutional limit.…

By Katie Giel.On October 5, 2020, U.S. District Judge Logan ordered that the voter-registration deadline be extended 18 days to October 23. The ruling was immediately appealed to the Ninth Circuit, where it was stayed on October 13, ending the…

By Shayna Frieden.Beginning around 5 p.m. on Tuesday, March 16, a shooter killed eight people at three different spas in and around Atlanta, Georgia. Six of the victims were Asian women. Although authorities have not yet confirmed a motive, these…

By Kole Lyons.In January 2021, a coalition of Idaho legislators introduced H.R. 320, The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2021. This proposal would leave the Ninth Circuit covering California, Guam, Hawaii, and the Northern Mariana…

By Stephanie Deskins.  Call for COVID-19 Vaccine Passports As the pandemic rages on, lawmakers across the country are desperate to reopen their communities and their economies. New York State introduced the digital “Excelsior Pass” in March, allowing individuals to regain…

By Brianna Pachuilo. After seventeen years without a single federal execution, the federal government resumed executing death-row inmates last summer in the midst of a global pandemic. This timing was curious with declining national approval of the death penalty and…

By Gideon Cionelo. “No one is above the law.” Presidents, protestors, and prosecutors often repeat this talking point because it emphasizes fairness and equal justice—integral parts of any legal system. But is it true? Well, not always. If you’re ultra-wealthy,…

By Hanna Reinke. Introduction COVID-19 has upended seemingly every aspect of life as we previously knew it. With all fifty states issuing independent emergency declarations and the federal government invoking emergency measures of its own, a large portion of life…