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Victory! Arizona Court Strikes Down Water Bureaucracy’s Restrictions on Development

An Arizona trial court this afternoon struck down the Arizona Department of Water Resources’ new restriction on development known as..

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How the Administrative State Unconstitutionally Censors its Critics

The Goldwater Institute filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court today in a case involving the “gag rule” which..

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The Data Center Debate: Fact vs. Fiction

The digital economy runs on data centers, a vital core of modern infrastructure most people never see. But there’s a..

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Goldwater Sues UCLA for Hiding Records of Radical Activists

For nearly a decade, UCLA has been bringing radicals to campus through its “Activist-in-Residence” program, a taxpayer-funded initiative aimed at..

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Goldwater Secures Victory Against Costly, Illegal “Prevailing Wage” Ordinances

The Arizona Court of Appeals today sided with the Goldwater Institute in a lawsuit challenging city-wide “prevailing wage” laws in..

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Arizona Supreme Court Weighs Jury Rights in the Administrative State

The Arizona Supreme Court this morning heard arguments in a crucial case about whether bureaucratic agencies can disregard the constitutional..

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Credit Card Price Controls Aren’t a Shortcut to Affordability

When costs rise and families feel squeezed, Washington’s reflex is always the same: cap prices, mandate terms, declare victory. It’s..

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Kansas Restores Fairness in Court with Law Ending Agency Deference

In a major win for individual liberty and the separation of powers, Kansas has officially ended the practice of judicial..

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Goldwater Petitions AZ Supreme Court to Reform Licensing for Lawyers

Lawyers moving to Arizona can’t practice their profession without having to jump through onerous government-imposed hoops that restrict their right..

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Report: Arizona’s Data Center Future at Risk from Overregulation

Data centers are the unseen but indispensable infrastructure of the modern world, and Arizona has emerged as a national leader..

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