Category: Arizona State Law Journal Blog

By John ButzerIntroductionAs the COVID-19 pandemic shut down businesses across the United States, many experts expected a flood of business and individual bankruptcy filings. Instead, in 2020, bankruptcy filings across all chapters were the lowest they had been in thirty-five…

By Maria Raciti.“I’m here live. I’m not a cat.”Coming home from a particularly grueling day at law school (but I mean, what else is new?), I headed to bed with a tub of ice cream in tow. I was all…

By Madison Leake.Arizona, once the state with some of the harshest marijuana laws in the country, has now legalized marijuana for recreational use. While the proposition passed after the November 2020 election, it was not until recently (the end of…

By Tessa Patterson.Self-driving cars have always been a staple of the future. In this Jetson-esque paradise, cars would talk, deliver riders safely to their destinations, and, ideally, fly. Although cars have yet to hit the sky, Arizona continues to attract…

By Jillian Knox.According to Charlie Day, the noted but fictional bird lawyer in It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, “bird law in this country [is] not governed by reason.” Over the last four years, the Trump Administration seemed anxious to prove…

By Andrew Jacobsohn.Amidst the constant barrage of unprecedented and breaking news in the post-2020 election and pre-inauguration season, it was easy to miss a less-notable first: on January 1, 2021, Congress overrode a then-President Trump veto for the first (and…

By Jacinda Stephens The Democratic National Committee’s Challenges to Arizona Voting Policies In 2016, the Democratic National Committee (“the DNC”) unsuccessfully petitioned for preliminary injunctions to stop Arizona from enforcing two of its voting policies. The first policy involved out-of-precinct…

By RivaLee FerlandAmidst these challenging and unprecedented times, many individuals have turned toward their faith for guidance. A major component to practicing a religion is attending in-person church services—many of which are held indoors. In an attempt to control the…

By Alexandra Eagle.A Rise in Anti-Trans LegislationIn the past year in the United States, state legislatures have proposed and passed a number of laws designed to limit or restrict trans folks’ (and especially trans youths’) access to healthcare and equal…

By Jacob Pierce.  For the first time in 35 years, the United States Supreme Court will hear an antitrust matter involving the National Collegiate Athletic Association (“NCAA”). On March 31, 2021, the Court is set to hear oral arguments in…