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State v. Bigger
Ruled statute eliminating “no fault” exception for untimely filings for post-conviction relief under Arizona Rules of Criminal Procedure conflicted with court’s constitutional rulemaking authority
Butler v. Parks
Ruled assigned counsel lacked standing to assert constitutional rights of unidentified indigent defendants to a fair trial and effective assistance of counsel, and state immunity bars monetary relief
Associated Press v. Usher
Holding that the public's right to observe public body deliberations is not violated when the body intentionally avoids a quorum to shield deliberations from public view
Fann v. State
Ruled approved citizens’ initiative for new income tax surcharge violated Education Expenditure Clause, but not Tax Enactment Clause as a voter measure rather than legislative act
Whitehead v. Fagan
Ruled qualified voters under the constitution’s initiative provision do not include voters with inactive registration and thus whose signatures may not count on initiative petitions
State v. Robison
Ruled statute requiring district courts to determine damages for criminal restitution orders violated state constitution’s jury trial right
Knolmayer v. McCollum
Ruled statute’s different treatment of medical malpractice claimants based on existence and type of collateral source compensation to limit recovery of tort damages violates equal protection clause
Lyons v. Secretary of the Commonwealth
Ruled legislature’s power to expand early voting options was not limited by constitution’s absentee ballot provision, rejected free speech and secret ballot claims
Black v. Bureau of Parks & Lands
Ruled Bureau of Parks and Lands can lease land to utility transmission lines without engaging in a public administrative process under constitution’s public-lands provision
Anderson v. State
Ruled courts may exercise constitutional jurisdiction over habeas petitions notwithstanding statute’s requirement to exhaust administrative remedies of New Mexico Corrections Dept.