Arizona Law Review

Cleaning Elections

54 Ariz. L. Rev. 277 (2012)

Andrew Spencer Note View PDF

The term “clean elections” refers to systems of full public financing, wherein participating candidates rely entirely on public subsidies to run their campaigns without any private money. Although only a…

Estate of Braden ex rel. Gabaldon v. State and Statutory Construction in the Arizona Supreme Court

54 Ariz. L. Rev. 311 (2012)

Erin F. Norris Note View PDF

In *Estate of Braden*, the Arizona Supreme Court held 3−2 that the State of Arizona could not be a defendant under section 46-455 of the Adult Protective Services Act. The…

Strict Compliance, Substantial Compliance, and Referendum Petitions in Arizona

54 Ariz. L. Rev. 329 (2012)

David Potts Note View PDF

In Ross v. Bennett, the Arizona Supreme Court held that recall petitions must “substantially comply” with constitutional and statutory requirements. Although the only issue before the court was whether the…

Administrative Law Judge Finds TUSD’s Mexican American Studies Program Illegal Under Arizona’s Ethnic Studies Law, Questions Remain About How Broadly the Law Should Be Interpreted

Ariz. L. Rev. Syl. (2012)

Nicholas Lundholm View PDF

In the Fall 2011 Issue of the Arizona Law Review, I wrote1 that A.R.S. section 15-112, Arizona’s highly controversial “ethnic studies law,” would be unlikely to stop schools in the…

No Longer the Highest Degree of Confusion: Arizona Supreme Court Strikes Down the Common Carrier Doctrine

Ariz. L. Rev. Syl. (2012)

Raphael Avraham View PDF

The Arizona Supreme Court’s most recent decision, Nunez v. Professional Transit Management, addressed a long-standing confusion over the common carrier doctrine in Arizona.1 After decades of ambiguous case law, the…

Cosper v. Rea: In an Appeal From Arbitration, Disclosure of Witnesses and Exhibits is Limited to Simultaneous Filing With the Notice of Appeal

Ariz. L. Rev. Syl. (2012)

Taylor House View PDF

In a decision released Monday, the Arizona Supreme Court clarified a procedural question concerning disclosure in appeals from arbitration. Pursuant to Arizona Rule of Civil Procedure 77(g)(1), an appellant must…

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