2019 – Arizona State Law Journal

A Push for Personhood Under a New Guise: Arizona’s SB 1393

Feb 29, 2020

Emily Morehead. Ruby Torres’ breast cancer diagnosis not only changed the course of her life but also laid the foundation for recognizing embryonic personhood in Arizona. In June 2014, Torres, an Arizona attorney, discovered she had an aggressive form of…

Blackstonian Marriage, Gender, and Cohabitation

Feb 19, 2020

Naomi Cahn & June Carbone. In Blumenthal v. Brewer, the Illinois Supreme Court held that it would not enforce an alleged agreement between a nonmarital couple that centered on their relationship. The National Center for Lesbian Rights argued that the…

Echoes of Nonmarriage

Feb 19, 2020

Ayelet Blecher-Prigat. This Article aims to draw attention to the dynamic interrelationship between nonmarriage and marriage in which the principles, values, and rhetoric used in laws that relate to nonmarital intimate relationships infiltrate the traditional laws governing marriage. The Article…

How U.S. Family Law Might Deal with Spousal Relationships of Three (or More) People

Feb 19, 2020

Edward Stein. For much of this nation’s history, the vast majority of people have believed that being married to more than one person at the same time is deeply problematic. Further, polygamous marriage has never been legal in the United…

“Don’t Force My Hand”: Gender and Social Class Variation in Relationship Negotiation

Feb 19, 2020

Amanda Jayne Miller & Sharon Sassler. Do the relationship processes leading to cohabitation and subsequent outcomes contribute to growing social class disparities in family behaviors? Our paper explores the role played by gender and class in relationship progression, from dating,…

Beyond Property: The Other Legal Consequences of Informal Relationships

Feb 19, 2020

Kaiponanea T. Matsumura. It has often been said that there are three parties to every marriage: the two spouses and the state. This aphorism reminds us that the state has a strong interest in the marital relationship and that this…

Race Matters in Research on Nonmarital Unions: A Response to Amanda Jayne Miller’s and Shannon Sassler’s “Don’t Force My Hand”: Gender and Social Class Variation in Relationship Negotiation

Feb 19, 2020

R.A. Lenhardt. At three-years old, I overheard my parents talking about one of my uncles. Chatterbox that I was, I promptly found that uncle after their conversation ended and apparently repeated much of what they said. It was not that…

Family Choices

Feb 19, 2020

Courtney G. Joslin. Families are changing. In the past, most adults in the U.S. were married, and almost all children were born to married persons. That is no longer the case. About half of all adults in the U.S. today…

Trademark Licensing: A Once Concerning Mechanism for Transfer Faces New Certainty Under Mission Product Holdings, Inc. v. Tempnology, LLC

Nov 27, 2019

Hilary Weaver. Long-term trademark licensing agreements are inherently risky transactions for licensees. Consider the risks facing a hypothetical business owner who licenses rights in the trademark of an up-and-coming business under a long-term, exclusive licensing agreement. If the licensed trademark…

Burnt Lands, Dry Lakes, and Empty Pockets: Emergency Water Takings and Wildfires

Nov 27, 2019

Alexander Ronchetti. After weeks of endless meetings and memos, Doc finally arrived at his family’s upstate farm for some rest and relaxation. After settling in, he grabbed a chair and walked down the path to the lake where his family…