Fund Manager, Public Safety Personnel Retirement System v. Corbin, 778 P.2d 1244 (Ariz. Ct. Apps. 1989)

Arizona Court of Appeal held that although “the attorney general has a duty to uphold the constitutionality of enactments of the Arizona legislature. . . . as “chief legal officer of the state,” the Attorney General also has a duty to uphold the Arizona and United States Constitutions. The court also held, “We are aware…

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Yes on Prop. 200 v. Napolitano, 215 Ariz. 458, 160 P.3d 1216 (Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1, 2007)

Arizona voters approved Proposition 200, which was codified into law. Proposition 200, among other things, “require[d] agencies of the state and local governments that administer “state and local public benefits that are not federally mandated” to verify the immigration status of applicants for benefits and report any discovered violations to federal immigration authorities.” The Attorney…

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Goddard v. Hon. Kenneth L. Fields , 214 Ariz. 175; 150 P.3d 262 (Ariz. Ct. Apps. 2007)

The Attorney General of Arizona filed suit against a developer alleging a number of environmental and other claims. The developer counterclaimed, alleging that he had been defamed by the Attorney General’s press release announcing the lawsuit. Although the Attorney General stood behind the truth of his statements, he sought dismissal of the defamation counterclaim by…

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