Arizona State Law Journal Blog

By Melissa Alter.  The 50-50 Model  Earlier this year, Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne challenged the future of dual language programs in Arizona’s public school system. On June 19, Horne threatened to withhold funding from schools that use the…

By Mackenzie Holden.  The Phoenix Zoo’s Elephant Exhibit In 2022, an animal welfare organization, In Defense of Animals (IDA), added the Phoenix Zoo to its 2021 list of the worst zoos for elephants. IDA noted the small size of the…

By Caroline Anton.  On March 17, 2023, Arizona Governor, Katie Hobbs, signed Executive Order 2023-09 banning race-based hair discrimination in all State agencies. Under the Executive Order, State agencies, as well as State contractors and subcontractors are prohibited from discriminating…

By Rob Curl.  In December 2022, Arizona’s Water Infrastructure and Finance Authority (WIFA) unanimously passed a nonbinding resolution in support of a seawater desalination project in Mexico. The proposed plant would be built by Israel-based company IDE Technologies near Puerto…

By Kirk Nguyen.  The city of Phoenix has become a popular destination for domestic migrants. Unfortunately, Phoenix housing is unprepared to support an inundation of transplants. Due to a relatively small supply of homes compared to a sudden influx of…

By Ashley Liu.  At 677 W. 19th St. in Tempe, Arizona, you can see a one-of-a-kind home for yourself. At a glance, you’ll notice that the walls look a little unusual: they seem to be laid in horizontal layers. That’s…

By Lauren Krumholz.  Bills in the Arizona House and Senate allocate funds to ensure a statewide response to the growing rates of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia in Arizona.  Alzheimer’s Dementia in Arizona In 2020, 150,000 Arizonans over…

By Morgan Sansone.  Those who have recently visited downtown Phoenix have undoubtedly seen several Waymo autonomous vehicles driving and zooming about. For those who are unfamiliar, Waymo is the name of Google’s self-driving car (autonomous vehicle) company. Waymo cars are…

By Sarah Betz.  A Sacred Site Since Time Immemorial Oak Flat, located in Arizona’s Tonto National Forest, is a sacred site for many Native American tribes in Arizona. The site has been the epicenter of Western Apache life and spiritual…

By Sophie Haase.  Governor Hobbs’ Recent Executive Order On January 20, 2023, Governor Katie Hobbs issued an executive order mandating the appointment of an Independent Review Commissioner to review and report on the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation, & Reentry’s…