Last week, Arizona became the 24th state to allow community colleges to provide four-year bachelor’s degree programs. The State Legislature overwhelmingly supported the bill, voting 24 to 6 to adopt the legislation. Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed the bill into law on May 4th, promoting the rule as a critical... Read More »
Facebook’s Oversight Board upheld the company’s decision to suspend then-President Donald J. Trump from the platform after his involvement in supporters storming the capitol on January 6, 2021. While the Board agreed with Facebook’s initial response, the Board criticized the company for “not following a clear published procedure” when indefinitely... Read More »
President Biden visited a Philadelphia Amtrak station over the weekend in his most recent push to promote his administration’s infrastructure plan. Within the American Jobs Plan, President Biden is proposing $621 billion of the total $2 trillion to go toward transportation and infrastructure to focus on electric vehicle sales, rail... Read More »
Texas law requires drivers to stop at the scene, render aid and exchange information, but a growing number of negligent drivers flee the scene. Across the nation, hit-and-run fatalities increased an average of 7.2 percent each year since 2009, according to a report by the AAA Foundation. There has been... Read More »
Beginning May 23, 2021, Arizona residents applying for unemployment benefits will need to prove they have actively searched for work to continue receiving weekly benefits. The requirement was previously suspended in March 2020 to help ensure the safety of Arizonans by promoting quarantining at home to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic.... Read More »
Arizona passed an extensive anti-abortion bill into law on April 28, 2021, placing new restrictions in terms of abortions on medical providers, state universities, and the use of public funds. After signing Senate Bill 1457, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey stated, "we will continue to prioritize protecting life in our preborn... Read More »
This week, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a case on whether the U.S. government can block a Guantanamo Bay detainee from obtaining information for a criminal investigation. This subpoena has previously been denied by lower courts citing State Secret Privilege due to the information potentially harming national security. Zayn... Read More »
On Monday, the Supreme Court declined to hear a case brought by pro-wrestlers contracted with World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (WWE) for failing to protect them from repeated head injuries that later lead to long-lasting brain damage. The wrestlers in the case claimed that WWE knew of the danger but did... Read More »
In a weekend-written decision, District Court Judge Robert Chatigny dismissed a lawsuit that would block transgender student-athletes from competing in school-sponsored track events in their identified genders. The lawsuit targets the policy of the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC) which allows transgender girls to compete without restrictions in their identified... Read More »
On Monday, the Supreme Court refused to hear a complaint filed by Texas arguing that the State of California “unconstitutionally discriminated against Texans” by banning state-funded and state-sponsored travel to Texas. In the complaint, Texas argued that California is targeting states that “offer\[] more protection for religious freedom than California... Read More »
On Monday, Arizona joined a growing number of states refusing to allow vaccine passports in their jurisdictions, should they be developed. Governor Doug Ducey signed an Executive Order banning all state or local government agencies and any business that performs public services from using vaccine passports as an entry requirement... Read More »
Earlier this month, the Arizona Supreme Court approved its first two Alternative Business Structures (ABSs) just three months after the rule came into effect. The new system allows for non-lawyers to have ownership in a law firm, making Arizona the first state to approve anything to this extent. On August... Read More »
Under the American Rescue Plan, passed by Congress on March 11, 2021, people who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) are automatically qualified for the third round of stimulus checks. While the IRS has yet to publish a specific date when individuals who receive federal... Read More »
New York legislators inched closer to sealing a deal with the office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo this week to legalize recreational marijuana and expand the current medical marijuana program in the state. Democrats are hopeful the law could pass as early as next week as a stand-alone bill outside... Read More »
Disney Cruise Line is now facing four federal lawsuits from tourists and their families from Utah and Arizona. The four complaints all accuse Disney of refusing to let them cancel or reschedule their trips at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, even if the travelers suffered from... Read More »
