Does bar requirement bar free speech?
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A Utah attorney doesn t think lawyers should be required to fund a trade association and its political speech in order to practice law.
In order to practice law in the state of Utah, Amy Pomeroy is required to join and pay annual fees to the Utah State Bar. But because those fees are often used to pay for activities she does not support, she has teamed up with the Goldwater Institute to challenge the requirement. In 30 states, attorneys are required to join and pay dues to a bar association to be allowed to practice law, and these bar associations don t just make sure lawyers behave ethically or are qualified or things like that, says attorney Jacob Huebert of the Goldwater Institute. They re not government-regulatory agencies, rather trade associations for the legal profession. And the things they do often include lobbying and engaging in advocacy on legal and
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Arizona Supreme Court decision on gift clause could hinder cities economic development deals
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By: Corina Vanek - Phoenix Business Journal
Posted at 8:55 AM, Apr 08, 2021
and last updated 2021-04-08 11:55:01-04
PEORIA, AZ â An Arizona Supreme Court decision that the city of Peoria violated the stateâs gift clause when courting a university could have wide-reaching effects on state municipalities ability to do economic development deals, economic development leaders said in a panel discussion Tuesday.
The case, Schires v. Carlat, was decided in February, and hinged on the city agreeing to give $2.6 million in incentives to Huntington University and the universityâs landlord to establish a satellite campus in Peoria. Out of that $2.6 million, $1.89 million would be paid over a three-year period as the university hit performance thresholds. The rest, about $737,569, would be reimbursed to the landlord for tenant
InMaricopa
For the second straight session, state Rep. Bret Roberts introduced
legislation, House Bill 2068, in January seeking $35 million
toward construction of an overpass on SR347 at Riggs
Road, the most dangerous intersection on the 13-mile
stretch between I-10 and the Maricopa city limits. Photo by Merenzi Young / Eye of Odin Studios
Roberts works to speed SR347 improvements
Bret Roberts drives the dangerous highway a dozen times a week for most of the year.
The Maricopa resident has seen serious accidents on State Route 347, sat in its traffic and witnessed people driving recklessly on the four-lane highway with three high-speed intersections, daring to become another statistic.