Category: Arizona State Law Journal Blog

By Renee Guerin.Native Voters at the Forefront of the 2020 Election The recent presidential election underscored the importance of an often-overlooked group—indigenous voters. Multiple news outlets lauded Native voters as key to President-elect Biden’s narrow victory in decisive states like…

By John Butzer.IntroductionCan an individual who is not a party to a contract be bound to a limitation provision of that contract? In Arizona, the answer is no. Recently, the Arizona Supreme Court unanimously decided in JTF Aviation Holdings, Inc.…

By Eric Wilkins.E-cigarettes, or “vapes,” have been climbing in popularity since they first arrived in American markets in 2007. Originally, vaping was proposed as a “healthier” alternative to smoking traditional cigarettes. In recent years, marketing strategies of e-cigarette vendors have,…

By Aurora Walker.With a global pandemic, a massive economic slump, widespread civil unrest, and a contentious presidential election, the year 2020 has turned up the heat on political drama in America. To top all of this off, President Trump added…

By Molly Walker. At the end of October 2020, the CDC reported nearly nine million COVID-19 cases and over 200,000 COVID-19 deaths in the United States. The positive case count for individuals with COVID-19, the coronavirus disease, continues to soar. The…

 By Catherine Swett.Jaguars once ranged across a large portion of the United States, through California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and even as far as Louisiana. But their numbers declined throughout the 20th century until they were only found in remote…

By Jacinda Stephens. In July 2020, a heated debate over Proposition 123 (“Prop 123”) came to a close when the Ninth Circuit overturned a U.S. District Court decision on the matter. A year earlier, in March 2019, the U.S. District…

By Elyse Pendergrass.Access to healthcare has become a touchstone topic in recent elections, with arguments for and against Medicare for All taking center stage. However, there are groups of people for which a single-payer healthcare system would not remedy inequities…

By Jillian Knox.Is there a Fourth Amendment “seizure” when police shoot a fleeing suspect who is injured by the bullets but does not stop? On October 14, 2020, the United States Supreme Court heard oral argument for Torres v. Madrid,…

By Nyla Knox.Gig Economy giants Uber and Lyft have undoubtably transformed our society. The self-proclaimed tech platforms have provided a flexible work option to about two million drivers in the United States, who are afforded flexibility and discretion in creating…