Showing posts with label Arizona. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Arizona. Show all posts
Friday, August 23, 2024

Arizona Supreme Court Keeps Abortion Initiative on the Ballot

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In Arizona Right to Life v. Fontes ,  (AZ Sup. Ct., Aug. 20, 2024), the Arizona Supreme Court rejected challenges to the ballot description ...
Sunday, July 07, 2024

Arizona Governor Vetoes Bill That Would Have Required Equal Insurance Coverage and Access for Gender Detransitioning

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On June 18, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs vetoed ( full text of veto letter ) vetoed Senate Bill 1151 ( full text ) that would have required ...
Thursday, May 02, 2024

Arizona Legislature Repeals 160-Year-Old Abortion Ban

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Yesterday the Arizona legislature gave final passage to HB2677 ( full text ) which repeals Arizona's 160-year-old near-total abortion ba...
Friday, April 26, 2024

Arizona Governor Vetoes Bill That Would Have Required Transgender Individuals to Use Alternate Single Occupancy Showers in Public Schools

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On April 23, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs vetoed Arizona Senate bill 1182. ( Full text of veto letter .) The bill, titled the "Arizona ...
Tuesday, April 09, 2024

Arizona Supreme Court Says 160-Year-Old Abortion Ban Is Enforceable

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In Planned Parenthood Arizona, Inc. v. Mayes , (AZ Sup. Ct., April 9, 2024), the Arizona Supreme Court held that A.R.S. §13-3603 that outla...
Thursday, March 21, 2024

Christian Food Ministry Sues to End City's Attempts to Close It Down

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 Last week, a Yuma County, Arizona Baptist church filed suit in an Arizona federal district court challenging actions the city of San Luis h...
Friday, September 29, 2023

School Board Member Sues to Vindicate Her Reading of Bible at Board Meetings

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Suit was filed this week in an Arizona federal district court by Heather Rooks, a member of the Peoria, Arizona school board, seeking a decl...
Wednesday, June 28, 2023

Islamic Marriage Contract Enforceable in Civil Court

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In Alulddin v. Alfartousi ,  (AZ App., June 27, 2023), an Arizona state appeals court held that civil courts can enforce an Islamic marriage...
Friday, March 10, 2023

Christian University Sues Over Termination of Student Teaching Arraangements

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Suit was filed yesterday in an Arizona federal district court by a Christian university alleging that a public school district violated free...
Friday, December 30, 2022

Christian School Teacher Fired for Acceptance of LGBT Students Files Suit

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Suit was filed this week in an Arizona federal district court by Adam McDorman, an English teacher who was fired by Valley Christian School ...
Friday, October 07, 2022

Physicians Ask Arizona Court To Reconcile Competing Abortion Laws

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In Arizona, a physician and the Arizona Medical Association have filed a declaratory judgment action in an Arizona trial court asking the co...
Saturday, September 24, 2022

Arizona Judge Reinstates Pre-Roe Abortion Ban

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Arizona §13-3603 , a statute that originally was passed in 1864 and subsequently reenacted, criminalizes abortion unless it is necessary to...
Tuesday, August 09, 2022

Anti-Muslim Facebook Postings Are Subject To Pickering Balancing Test

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In Hernandez v. City of Phoenix , (9th Cir., Aug. 5, 2022), the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals remanded to the district court a case in w...
Wednesday, July 13, 2022

Arizona Law On Rights Of Unborn Is Unconstitutionally Vague

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In Isaacson v. Brnovich ,  (D AZ, July 11, 2022), an Arizona federal district court issued a preliminary injunction barring the application ...
Tuesday, April 26, 2022

New Arizona Law Protects Right To Clergy Visits In Health Care Institutions

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Arizona Governor Doug Ducey yesterday signed  HB 2449 ( full text ) which protects the right of residents of assisted living, nursing and ho...
Thursday, April 21, 2022

Arizona Passes New Protections For Religious Organizations

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The Arizona legislature this week gave final passage to HB 2507 ( full text ) which is primarily aimed at preventing state and local govern...
Wednesday, April 06, 2022

Arizona Legislature Passes Bill To Protect Practices Of Faith-Based Adoption Agencies

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On Monday, the Arizona legislature sent to the governor for his signature Senate Bill 1399 ( full text ) which protects adoption and foster ...
Thursday, March 31, 2022

Arizona Governor Signs Bills On Transgender Issues And Abortion

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As described in a press release from the Governor's office, yesterday Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed the following bills into law: S...
Friday, March 04, 2022

9th Circuit: Arizona's Free Exercise Statute Did Not Repeal Limit On Prisoner Suits

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In Crespin v. State of Arizona ,  (9th Cir., March 3, 2022), the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals held that Arizona's Free Exercise of ...
Wednesday, February 02, 2022

Ashram Loses RLUIPA "Equal Terms" Challenge

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In  Divine Grace Yoga Ashram Inc. v. County of Yavapai ,  (D AZ, Jan. 31, 2022), an Arizona federal district court rejected a RLUIPA claim ...