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590 ABA Journal Arizona articles.

As new licensure pathways crop up, how are they doing?

New pathways to licensure are having a moment. In the past two years, several jurisdictions have approved methods of licensure that put less emphasis on tests or memorization and more weight on practical skills learned on the job while earning a paycheck. A few others are formally considering similar moves. But for those up and running, how’s it going?

Mar 12, 2026 12:08 PM CDT

University of Tulsa picks Arizona State University law dean as next president

Stacy Leeds, the dean of the Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, has been named the next president of the University of Tulsa, effective July 1.

Mar 10, 2026 9:34 AM CDT

Erosion of public confidence in courts spurs group from former state supreme court judges

Judges take their obligation to rule on the law and facts very seriously, and it’s important to share that with the public, says Scott Bales, a retired chief justice of the Arizona Supreme Court.

Feb 24, 2026 12:23 PM CST

$8.5M jury verdict awarded in Uber driver sexual assault trial

A federal jury in Arizona awarded $8.5 million on Thursday to a woman who claimed that she was raped by her Uber driver.

Feb 6, 2026 11:51 AM CST

Online, part-time JD program launches at Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law

The Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law launched its online and part-time JD program this month.

Jan 20, 2026 1:03 PM CST

Scholarly Works: How Rebecca Sandefur turned access-to-justice crisis research into action

Rebecca Sandefur traces her interest in access to justice back to the University of Chicago, where she wrote her dissertation on the social organization of legal careers.

Jan 1, 2026 9:44 AM CST

Illinois moves toward approving nonlawyers to offer limited legal advice

In an effort to increase access to justice, Illinois is moving toward developing a program to allow certified nonlawyers to offer limited legal advice under the supervision of a licensed attorney.

Oct 3, 2025 1:51 PM CDT

Court rules Trump’s US attorney in Nevada was unlawfully appointed

A federal judge on Tuesday disqualified President Donald Trump’s pick for U.S. attorney in Nevada, ruling that she had been unlawfully appointed—the second court ruling in as many months to cast doubt on the Justice Department’s novel strategy for retaining the president’s most controversial appointees in top prosecutorial roles.

Oct 1, 2025 10:14 AM CDT

Proposal for one-year degree for criminal justice lawyers rejected by Arizona Supreme Court

A proposal to allow graduates of a special one-year program to prosecute or represent criminal defendants has been rejected by the Arizona Supreme Court.

Sep 25, 2025 9:27 AM CDT

The Lawyer as Storyteller: What discovery taught me about writing

As an attorney, I was trained to live inside documents: case files, depositions, transcripts, contracts and endless emails. As a novelist, I now live inside fictional worlds. At first, those roles may seem miles apart. Yet when I sit down to draft a chapter or a legal argument, I’m reminded that both are ultimately about storytelling.

Sep 24, 2025 2:13 PM CDT

‘Hail Mary legal theory’ in Arizona voting suit didn’t justify attorneys’ sanction, dissenting 9th Circuit judges say

A federal trial judge should not have imposed a $122,200 sanction on two lawyers who filed a lawsuit seeking to replace electronic voting machines in Arizona with hand-counted paper ballots, according to six federal appeals judges who dissented from a refusal to grant an en banc rehearing in the case.

Aug 26, 2025 3:49 PM CDT

9th Circuit upholds nationwide injunction in challenge to Trump’s restrictions on birthright citizenship

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at San Francisco has upheld a nationwide preliminary injunction that blocks President Donald Trump’s curtailment of birthright citizenship, finding that a U.S. Supreme Court decision restricting such injunctions does not foreclose universal relief in a lawsuit by four states.

Jul 24, 2025 12:03 PM CDT

Nonlawyers can partly own law firms in Puerto Rico under revised ethics rules

Puerto Rico has enacted new lawyer ethics rules that allow nonlawyers to have an ownership interest in law firms, a departure from Model Rule 5.4 of the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct on professional independence.

Jun 25, 2025 2:59 PM CDT

How ethics reforms in Arizona led to LegalZoom’s law firm

The notion of nonlawyer ownership for law firms has long been a third rail, often resulting in bitter conflict between its proponents and its opponents. LegalZoom is certainly no stranger to this battle.

Jun 11, 2025 9:51 AM CDT

Likeness of man killed in road-rage incident gives impact statement at sentencing, thanks to AI

An AI-generated video of a slain man told an Arizona judge last month that he believes in forgiveness, and that in another life, he and the man who killed him “probably could have been friends.”

May 7, 2025 11:40 AM CDT

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