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State ex rel. Brnovich v. City of Phoenix, 249 Ariz. 239 (2020)
Arizona Supreme Court decision holding that cties, not the state, may decide whether municipal elections are held on the same cycle as statewide elections.AFSCME AFL-CIO Local 2384 v. City of Phoenix, 249 Ariz. 105 (2020)
Arizona Supreme Court decision addressing whether a public retirement plan may stop the practice of using vacation leave cashouts to "spike" pension benefits without violating the Pension Clause of the Arizona Constitution.Clayton v. West, 251 Ariz. 226 (2020)
Arizona Supreme Court case concerning Kanye West's eligibility to appear as an independent presidential candidate on the general eleciton ballot under A.R.S. § 16-341(A).Arizona Advocacy Network v. State, 250 Ariz. 109 (App. 2020)
Arizona Court of Appeals decision upholding portions of amended campaign finance statute as consistent with the Arizona Voter Protection Act (VPA), while striking down under the VPA a proposed limitation on the investigative authority of the Citizens Clean Election Commission.Molera v. Hobbs, 250 Ariz. 13 (2020)
Arizona Supreme Court case concerning the sufficiency of the 100-word description of a voter initiative for purposes of qualifying for the ballot.Ball v. Ball, 250 Ariz. 273 (App. 2020)
Arizona Court of Appeals case addressing the power of a family court to determine whether a certain religion qualifies as "Christian" for purposes of a parenting plan.Torres v. JAI Dining Services (Phoenix), Inc., 250 Ariz. 147 (App. 2020)
Arizona Court of Appeals case regarding intervening superseding cause and dram shop liability.Schires v. Carlat, 2020 WL 390671 (App. 2020)
Arizona Court of Appeals decision addressing the proper test for assessing the adequacy of consideration received by the government under the Arizona Constitution's Gift Clause.Arizona Public Integrity Alliance v. Fontes, 250 Ariz. 58 (2020)
Arizona Supreme Court case concerning power of county recorders to amend or supplant the Secretary of State's instructions for early voting.Piccioli v. City of Phoenix, 249 Ariz. 113 (2020)
Arizona Supreme Court decision addressing whether a public retirement plan may stop the practing of using sick leave cashouts to "spike" pension benefits without violating the Pension Clause of the Arizona Constitution.Terrell v. Torres, 248 Ariz. 47 (2020)
Arizona Supreme Court decision holding that a couple’s election on an in vitro fertilization consent agreement requires that their cryogenically preserved embryos be donated rather than used by one partner without the express consent of the other.City of Surprise v. Arizona Corporation Commission, 246 Ariz. 206 (2019)
Arizona Supreme Court case holding that Arizona Corporation Commission lacks authority to regulate municipal condemnations, even when a municipality acquires the assets of a regulated public service corporation through a negotiated or “friendly” condemnation.Brush & Nib Studio, LC v. City of Phoenix, 247 Ariz. 269 (2019)
Arizona Supreme Court case about a wedding invitation company's constitutional challenge to anti-discrimination law prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.Piccioli v. City of Phoenix, 246 Ariz. 371 (App. 2019)
Arizona Court of Appeals decision addressing whether a public retirement plan may stop the practice of using sick leave cashouts to "spike" pension benefits without violating the Pension Clause of the Arizona Constitution.Saban Rent-a-Car LLC v. Arizona Dep’t of Revenue, 246 Ariz. 89 (2019)
Arizona Supreme Court case holding that a surcharge on rental car businesses that funds the Arizona Tourism and Sports Authority does not violate the federal dormant Commerce Clause or Article IX, § 14 of the Arizona Constitution.AFSCME AFL-CIO Local 2384 v. City of Phoenix, 2019 WL 2191112 (Ariz. App. May 21, 2019)
Arizona Court of Appeals decision addressing whether a public retirement plan may stop the practice of using vacation leave cashouts to "spike" pension benefits without violating the Pension Clause of the Arizona Constitution.