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The Goldwater Institute’s Scharf-Norton Center for Constitutional Litigation represents individuals and businesses whose constitutional rights may have been violated by federal, state, or local government.

Through our pro bono legal services, we offer representation at no cost to the client to those who cannot afford private counsel or where the economic stakes do not justify hiring one, or if the case in within the Goldwater Institute’s mission areas and in the public’s interest. We, therefore, prioritize cases that have the potential to establish legal precedent affecting all Americans within our core areas of expertise.

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The Goldwater Institute does not take case inquiries over the phone or in-person.

PLEASE NOTE: Submission of this form through our website does not create an attorney-client relationship with you. Unless the Goldwater Institute has explicitly agreed through a signed agreement to enter into an attorney-client relationship, any correspondence, advocacy, or receipt of your submission is not a promise of legal representation. The Goldwater Institute is not responsible for ensuring that any statute of limitations or any other deadlines are met in your case.

We do not review or respond to submissions involving criminal matters, disputes between private parties, alleged government conspiracies, or domestic relations issues such as divorce, child custody/support or other family disputes.

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We will contact you if we need further information. If you do not hear from us within 30 days, we are unlikely to take on your case.

You may also write to “Case Inquiries at the Goldwater Institute” by mail at 500 E. Coronado Road, Phoenix, AZ 85004, or email at caseinquiry@goldwaterinstitute.org.

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