Olmstead v. United States, 277 U.S. 438; 48 S. Ct. 564; 72 L. Ed. 944 (1928) Facts—Olmstead, who was the general manager of a business, was convicted of a conspiracy to violate the National Prohibition Act by unlawfully possessing, transporting,…
District of Columbia v. Heller, 128 S. Ct. 2783; 171 L. Ed. 2d 637; 2008 U.S. LEXIS 5268 (2008) Facts—The District of Columbia banned the possession of handguns in the home and required that any other weapon be made inoperable…
Garcetti v. Ceballos, 547 U.S. 410; 126 S. Ct. 1951; 164 L. Ed. 2d 689 (2006) Facts—Richard Ceballos, a deputy district attorney for Los Angeles County who served as a calendar deputy, concluded that an affidavit contained serious misrepresentations, and…
Morse v. Frederick, 551 U.S. 393; 127 S. Ct. 2618; 168 L. Ed. 2d 290 (2007) Facts—Joseph Frederick, a high school senior, was suspended after displaying a fourteen-foot banner saying “BONG HITS 4 JESUS” at an Olympic Torch Relay that…
Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier, 484 U.S. 260; 108 S. Ct. 562; 98 L. Ed. 2d 592 (1988) Facts—Staff members of Spectrum, a high school newspaper, filed a suit against the school district and school officials alleging that the principal…
Article 9 Section 6 – Local assessments and taxes 6. Local assessments and taxes Section 6. Except as provided by section 25 of this article, incorporated cities, towns, and villages may be vested by law with power to make local…
Article 9 Section 5 – Power of state to contract debts; purposes; limit; restrictions 5. Power of state to contract debts; purposes; limit; restrictions Section 5. The state may contract debts to supply the casual deficits or failures in revenues,…
Article 9 Section 4 – Fiscal year; annual statement of receipts and expenditures; deficit 4. Fiscal year; annual statement of receipts and expenditures; deficit Section 4. The fiscal year shall commence on the first day of July in each year.…
Article 9 Section 3 – Annual tax; purposes; amount; tax laws; payment of taxes into state treasury 3. Annual tax; purposes; amount; tax laws; payment of taxes into state treasury Section 3. The legislature shall provide by law for an…
Article 9 Section 2 – Property subject to taxation; exemptions 2. Property subject to taxation; exemptions Section 2. A. All property in this state that is not exempt under the laws of the United States or under this section is…
Article 9 Section 1 – Surrender of power of taxation; uniformity of taxes 1. Surrender of power of taxation; uniformity of taxes Section 1. The power of taxation shall never be surrendered, suspended or contracted away. Except as provided by…
Article 6.1- COMMISSION ON JUDICIAL CONDUCT – Arizona Constitution 1. Composition; appointment; term; vacancies Section 1. A. A commission on judicial conduct is created to be composed of eleven persons consisting of two judges of the court of appeals, two judges…
Article 8 Part 2 Section 2 – Conviction; grounds for impeachment; judgment; liability to trial 2. Conviction; grounds for impeachment; judgment; liability to trial Section 2. No person shall be convicted without a concurrence of two-thirds of the senators elected.…
Article 8 Part 2 Section 1 – Power of impeachment in house of representatives; trial by senate 1. Power of impeachment in house of representatives; trial by senate Section 1. The house of representatives shall have the sole power of…
Article 8 Part 1 Section 6 – Application of general election laws; implementary legislation 6. Application of general election laws; implementary legislation Section 6. The general election laws shall apply to recall elections in so far as applicable. Laws necessary…
Article 8 Part 1 Section 5 – Recall petitions; restrictions and conditions 5. Recall petitions; restrictions and conditions Section 5. No recall petition shall be circulated against any officer until he shall have held his office for a period of…
Article 8 Part 1 Section 4 – Special election; candidates; results; qualification of successor 4. Special election; candidates; results; qualification of successor Section 4. Unless the incumbent otherwise requests, in writing, the incumbent’s name shall be placed as a candidate…
Article 8 Part 1 Section 3 – Resignation of officer; special election 3. Resignation of officer; special election Section 3. If such officer shall offer his resignation it shall be accepted, and the vacancy shall be filled as may be…
Article 8 Part 1 Section 2 – Recall petitions; contents; filing; signatures; oath 2. Recall petitions; contents; filing; signatures; oath Section 2. Every recall petition must contain a general statement, in not more than two hundred words, of the grounds…
Article 8 Part 1 Section 1 – Officers subject to recall; petitioners 1. Officers subject to recall; petitioners Section 1. Every public officer in the state of Arizona, holding an elective office, either by election or appointment, is subject to…
Article 7 Section 18 – Term limits on ballot appearances in congressional elections. 18. Term limits on ballot appearances in congressional elections. Section 18. The name of any candidate for United States senator from Arizona shall not appear on the…
Article 7 Section 15 – Qualifications for public office 15. Qualifications for public office Section 15. Every person elected or appointed to any elective office of trust or profit under the authority of the state, or any political division or…
Article 7 Section 12 – Registration and other laws 12. Registration and other laws Section 12. There shall be enacted registration and other laws to secure the purity of elections and guard against abuses of the elective franchise. Article 7…
