A federal judge is being asked to rule that “dark money” groups that now don’t disclose the source of their contributions can also legally hide how they’re spending the money – and on whose behalf.
Read More »Providers of animal massage in legal battle with state veterinary board
According to state statute, any person who diagnoses or treats animals for a fee must have a veterinary license. Treating an animal without a license is a misdemeanor punishable by up to six months in jail and fines up to $2,500.
Read More »Ruling: Arizona school voucher program is constitutional
A new court ruling says Arizona's school voucher program for students with disabilities is constitutional.
Read More »Eyebrow threaders sue Board of Cosmetology 
The Institute for Justice has filed a lawsuit against the Arizona State Board of Cosmetology over its crackdown on a hair removal practice known as threading.
Read More »Protecting the freedom to speak (and to annoy politicians)
The U.S. and Arizona constitutions are meant to limit government power, but these limits are meaningless unless judges enforce them.
Read More »Proponents say successor to school voucher plan will withstand lawsuits 
Teachers unions and advocacy groups that sunk Arizona’s private school voucher system two years ago haven’t made any moves to strike down its successor, even though they say it is blatantly unconstitutional.
But school choice advocates say they followed the instruction of an Arizona Supreme Court justice and the previous program’s critics in crafting the new system, which will allow it to withstand the inevitable lawsuit.
Feet-nibbling fish salon owner looking to reinstate lawsuit
A Gilbert nail-salon owner whose service of using tiny fish to exfoliate feet was squashed by the Board of Cosmetology asked the Court of Appeals April 27 to overturn a lower court’s dismissal of her lawsuit.
Read More »Federal judge strikes down matching funds; appeal imminent 
Arizona political candidates who chose to run their campaigns with public money might have made a foolhardy decision.
Read More »AZ Supreme Court declines case challenging tuition tax credits 
UPDATED AT 6:27 P.M., OCT. 30 A state law allowing businesses to reduce their tax liabilities by contributing money to organizations that distribute private school tuition payments will remain on the books – for now. A challenge in federal court ...
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