Michael Kelley
Right to Try
National “Right To Try” Website Launches; Patients Asked to Share Their Stories Goldwater Institute
Today the Goldwater Institute launched RightToTry.org, the official website of the national movement to adopt Right To Try laws in all 50 states.
Right to Try
Goldwater Institute Teams up with Indiana Mom on Change.org Petition to ask FDA to Support Right To Try
Indianapolis—Jordan McLinn will turn six tomorrow and his mom has one birthday wish: to watch him grow up to be the firefighter he dreams of being. Jordan has a deadly form of muscular dystrophy called Duchenne, which will leave him wheelchair-bound within a few years and shortens his life expectancy to just 20-years-old.
Affordable Care Act
Arizona Supreme Court Permits Challenge to Medicaid Expansion to Be Heard
Phoenix (12/31/2014)—Today the Arizona Supreme Court ruled that state lawmakers have legal standing to challenge the hospital provider tax that..
Education Spending
Florida Judge Dismisses Attack on New Program for Special Needs Students
Tallahassee, Fla. (12/20/2014)—Today, Leon County Judge Charles A. Francis dismissed for a second time a lawsuit challenging an array of..
Subsidies/ Corporate Welfare
City, Police Union Sued By Taxpayers
Calling it an unconstitutional giveaway that harms taxpayers and takes police resources off the streets, two Phoenix residents today filed suit against the City of Phoenix and the city’s largest police union, seeking to end the widespread practice of allowing public-sector employees to do union work while on the city payroll.
0-Related Reforms
Arizona Supreme Court Denies School District’s Appeal
Upholding a decision that protects taxpayers from being abused by school districts misusing bond money, the Arizona Supreme Court affirmed a Court of Appeals ruling Wednesday by denying the Cave Creek Unified School District’s appeal in an ongoing legal fight between the Goldwater Institute and the district.
0-Federalism
Response to Andy Gordon’s Memorandum Regarding the Freedom of Choice in Health Care Act
Andy Gordon of Coppersmith Gordon Schermer & Brockelman has distributed a brief memorandum arguing that Proposition 101, the Freedom of Choice in Health Care Act, will disrupt aspects of the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) in various ways. The memorandum is completely bereft of legal analysis, indulges in unsupportable speculation, and distorts the plain language and meaning of the initiative.
0-Federalism
State Budget Deficit So Big Governor Asks for Public’s Help
Goldwater Institute responds with 100 Ideas for 100 Days
0-Federalism
Solving Arizona’s Health Care Crisis
Goldwater Institute report offers a dozen ideas to lower costs and empower patients
0-Federalism
Goldwater Institute Files U.S. Supreme Court Brief Challenging Voting Rights Act
Institute Seeks to Vindicate Color-blind Government and Federalism
View More
Donate Now
Help all Americans live freer, happier lives. Join the Goldwater Institute as we defend and strengthen freedom in all 50 states.
Donate NowSince 1988, the Goldwater Institute has been in the liberty business — defending and promoting freedom, and achieving more than 400 victories in all 50 states. Donate today to help support our mission.
We Protect Your Rights
Our attorneys defend individual rights and protect those who cannot protect themselves.
Need Help? Submit a case.