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“In Like Circumstances, but for Irrelevant and Fortuitous Factors”: The Availability of Section 212(c) Relief to Deportable Legal Permanent Residents

51 Ariz. L. Rev. 465 (2009)

Michael M. Waits Note View PDF

The Board of Immigration Appeals and federal courts have held that the constitutional guarantee of equal protection requires that legal permanent residents (LPRs) in deportation proceedings who are “similarly situated”…

City of Phoenix v. Fields and Backus v. State: Undoing Deer Valley’s Damage

51 Ariz. L. Rev. 503 (2009)

John F. Barwell Arizona Case Note View PDF

In the 2007 case Deer Valley Unified School District No. 97 v. Houser, the Arizona Supreme Court held that claims against the State must strictly adhere to Arizona’s notice of…

Lake v. City of Phoenix

51 Ariz. L. Rev. 517 (2009)

Scott W. Cockerham Arizona Case Note View PDF

In Lake v. City of Phoenix, the Arizona Court of Appeals faced the question of whether metadata embedded within an electronic document is accessible under Arizona’s public-records statute. Lacking a…

League of Arizona Cities & Towns v. Martin

51 Ariz. L. Rev. 531 (2009)

Jamie S. Williams Arizona Case Note View PDF

In League of Arizona Cities & Towns v. Martin, the Arizona Supreme Court unanimously held that a provision in the fiscal year 2008--2009 general appropriations act, requiring the cities and…

Contracts as Organizations

51 Ariz. L. Rev. 1 (2009)

D. Gordon Smith & Brayden G. King Article View PDF

The purpose of this Article is threefold: first, to describe how theoretical perspectives on contracting have motivated empirical work on contracts; second, to highlight the dominant role of economic theories…

Commentary

51 Ariz. L. Rev. 47 (2009)

Robert P. Bartlett, III Commentary View PDF

In Contracts as Organizations, Professors D. Gordon Smith and Brayden King make an important and much-needed contribution to the empirical study of contracts. As they document in their article, empirical…