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Goldwater Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Enforce Limits on FDA’s Authority over Stem Cell Treatments

The Goldwater Institute submitted a friend-of-the-court brief to the U.S. Supreme Court today in a lawsuit challenging the Food and..

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Arizona Court Makes Clear: Cities Cannot Pass the Buck on Homeless Encampments

The Arizona Court of Appeals handed property owners a crucial victory weeks ago in a ruling against Tucson’s policies of..

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It’s Time for the Arizona Supreme Court to Protect the Right to Earn A Living

The Goldwater Institute today filed a brief urging the Arizona Supreme Court to enforce the fundamental right of all Arizonans..

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Goldwater to Defend Donor Privacy at Arizona Supreme Court

The Arizona Supreme Court announced this week that it will hear the Goldwater Institute’s lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Proposition..

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Defending Liberty in State Courts: A How-To Guide

In the past quarter century, federal courts have taken vital steps toward better protecting the constitutional right to economic liberty...

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Search Warrants in the Digital Age: Supreme Court Should Look to the States

The Goldwater Institute joined forces with our friends at the Kansas Policy Institute and American Dream Legal to file a..

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Goldwater Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Enforce Constitution’s Limits on Administrative State

In a case with important implications for the nation’s healthcare policy, the Goldwater Institute filed a friend-of-the-court brief this week..

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Goldwater Fights for Donor Privacy at the Arizona Supreme Court

The Goldwater Institute today filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the Arizona Supreme Court supporting state lawmakers in their challenge to..

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Arizona Is Returning Illegally Collected Tax Money to Pinal County Businesses

Three years ago, the Arizona Supreme Court held that Pinal County leaders broke the law when they adopted a new..

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Does the Arizona Constitution Allow Juryless Trial by Bureaucrats?

The right to trial by jury is one of the most cherished of American liberties. In fact, a primary cause..

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