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Amy Silverman, et al v. Arizona Dept. of Economic Security

Arizona Supreme Court: Silverman, et al. v. Arizona Department of Economic Security Case No. CV-23-0181-PR    Filed June 3, 2024 ISSUES: Definition of “bona fide research” under A.R.S. § 46-460(D)(8) Whether journalists can qualify for the “bona fide research” exception ADES’s discretion in releasing records under the exception DECISION: “Bona fide research” means engaging in a […]

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State of Arizona v. Manuel David Perez-Gutierrez

Arizona Supreme Court: State v. Perez-Gutierrez    Case No. CR-23-0137-PR    Filed May 31, 2024 ISSUES: Whether a violation of A.R.S. § 13-711(A), which requires courts to explain certain sentencing decisions on the record, is subject to fundamental-error review, structural-error review, or a limited-remand practice. The appropriate remedy for a violation of § 13-711(A) when a defendant

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State of Arizona v Larry Dean Anderson

Arizona Supreme Court: State v. Anderson    Case N0. CR-23-0008-PR    Filed May 2, 2024 ISSUES: Whether Anderson’s ineffective assistance of counsel (IAC) claim is untimely Whether Anderson’s IAC claim is precluded Whether Anderson presents a colorable IAC claim DECISION: Anderson’s IAC claim is not untimely due to the pervasive confusion about parole availability in Arizona at

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Arizona Republican Party v. Richer

Arizona Supreme Court: Arizona Republican Party v. Richer Case No. CV-23-0208-PR    Filed May 2, 2024 ISSUES: Whether the attorney fees award against the Arizona Republican Party (ARP) and its attorneys under A.R.S. § 12-349(A)(1) and (F) was proper. Whether the ARP’s claim challenging the hand count procedure was groundless and made in bad faith. The

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State of Arizona ex rel. Rachel H. Mitchell v. Hon. David J. Palmer/Tamira Marie Durand

Arizona Supreme Court: State of Arizona ex rel. Rachel H. Mitchell v. Hon. David J. Palmer/Tamira Marie Durand     Case No. CR-21-0397-PR     Filed April 11, 2024 ISSUES: Whether a prosecutor’s office should be disqualified when an employee is a victim in its criminal case. How to balance a defendant’s due process rights with a

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Garbis Satamian v. Great Divide Insurance Co., et al.

Arizona Supreme Court:     No. CV-23-0085-PR     Filed Date: April 9, 2024 Garbis Satamian v. Great Divide Insurance Co., et al. ISSUES: When do negligent procurement of insurance and promissory estoppel claims accrue for statute of limitations purposes? Does the discovery rule toll the statute of limitations for these claims? Should accrual rules from bad faith

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Planned Parenthood of Arizona v. Mayes

Planned Parenthood Arizona v. Mayes   CV-23-0005-PR    Filed April 9, 2024 Key Legal Issues: Whether Title 36 statutes created a statutory right to abortion How to interpret seemingly conflicting abortion statutes Effect of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization on Arizona abortion laws Resulting Opinions: Title 36 did not create an independent statutory right to

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Jie Cao, et al v. PFP Dorsey Investments, LLC

Arizona Supreme Court:    No. CV-22-0228-PR  Filed March 22, 2024 Jie Cao, et al v. PFP Dorsey Investments, LLC ISSUES: Whether §33-1228 of the Arizona Condominium Act authorizes the taking of private property for private use in violation of the Arizona Constitution. Whether §33-1228(C) required all common elements and units of a condominium to be part

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In re Erica Krystal Riggins

Arizona Supreme Court:    No. CV-23-0123-CQ    Filed Date: March 7, 2024 In re Erica Krystal Riggins This case is in response to a Certified Question from the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Arizona seeking clarification of whether Proposition 209, passed by Arizona voters in November 2022, repealed or affected the validity of

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