How Establishing a Trust Ensures Your Wishes are Honored
While a will is a fundamental estate planning tool, establishing a trust can offer a more versatile and efficient approach to transferring wealth and providing for future generations.
Entries by Loose Law Group, P.C.
Transgender Rights and Arizona’s Push for Stronger Animal Welfare Laws
Along party lines, Arizona lawmakers approved a measure (HB 2438) that would erase the possibility of transgender Arizonans ever amending the sex shown on their birth certificates. However, the measure was immediately vetoed…
Arizona Ballot Law Delays and the Debate Over Jury Selection Rules
The so-called “border initiative” that was approved by a wide margin of voters in the November 2024 election is still not in effect. Two lawsuits are holding it up.
Arizona Legislative Updates: Abortion Rights and Execution Methods Under Review
Arizona is considering new legislative proposals that could impact abortion access, including mandatory procedures that would affect the availability of abortion pills by mail. Additionally, the state is debating the introduction of the firing squad as an alternative execution method, citing potential humanitarian benefits.
Secure Your Legacy: A Guide to Estate Planning by Scottsdale Attorneys
Estate planning involves more than just writing a will. It’s a comprehensive process that encompasses various legal and financial strategies to manage your assets during your lifetime and after your passing.
Arizona House Passes ‘Save Our Children School Safety Program’ Bill
A bill has passed in the Arizona House (HB2022, entitled “Save Our Children School Safety Program”) which tasks the Department of Education with providing training to K-12 employees who seek to carry guns at school.
Arizona Supreme Court Clarifies Path for Unwed Fathers to Establish Parental Rights
In a unanimous decision authored by Justice Clint Bolick, the Arizona Supreme Court, in In re Termination of Parental Rights as to M.N., today clarified that two distinct statutory mechanisms exist for unwed fathers to establish parental rights
Trump Issues Executive Orders Impacting Transgender Athletes
Donald Trump signed another executive order titled “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports” that directs the Department of Education to prohibit transgender girls from participating in girls’ sports.
Attorney Don Loose Explores Legal Boundaries
Attorney Don Loose discusses topics ranging from what it takes to convict someone for using marijuana, to the possibility of citizens billing government entities for ignoring homeless encampments.
Key Propositions Face Arizona Voters on Election Day
On Election Day, there will be 13 certified measures on the ballot for Arizona voters to weigh in on.
The Fate of Abortion in Arizona & Controversial Prop 314
Arizona voters will, in all likelihood, have the final say on whether to enshrine a state constitutional right to terminate a pregnancy
Arizona to Repeal the 1864 Abortion Law
Attorney Don Loose discusses the intricate timing of abortion laws in Arizona. The Arizona legislature has voted to repeal the 1864 (48 years before Arizona became a state) abortion law that has been on the books for 160 years.
Arizona’s “Tamale Bill” Signed
Attorney Don Loose discusses several of the 18 bills proposed by the Arizona Republican controlled legislature that have been vetoed by the Democratic governor so far this year.
Arizona Ballot to Consider Tax Refunds for Homeless Impact on Properties
Voters will have a chance to decide whether to give private citizens in Arizona the right to claim a tax refund if they can prove that the homeless population has negatively impacted their business or residence.
Arizona Voters to Decide on Bank Discrimination Against Firearm Entities
The legislature is putting Senate Concurrent Resolution SCR1007 on the November ballot for the voters to decide. It concerns not allowing banks in Arizona to discriminate against a firearm entity.
Pima County’s New Fine for Unreported Firearm Loss
Pima County ordinance imposes a penalty for those who do not report the loss of a firearm within 48 hours.
Arizona Abortion Law’s Constitutionality Challenged by Doctors
Doctors are challenging the constitutionality of an Arizona law that states doctors are prohibited from performing abortions based solely upon fetal abnormalities.
2022’s Top Arizona Civil Verdicts
8 of the 10 highest Arizona civil verdicts in 2022 were from Maricopa County, but the sixth highest was from Pima County. Here are the details in that wrongful termination case.