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New Legal Resources Available Online

ByLegal Newsletter

What is Legislative Intent Legislative intent is an interpretation of the law when the statutes in place are ambiguous in regards to a particular matter. For over one hundred years, state courts have been using legislative intent as evidence when interpreting state law. When a statute has multiple interpretations legislative intent is derived from additional…

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Arizona Governor Vetoes Anti-Gay Bill

ByLegal Newsletter

Last month, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer vetoed a controversial bill that would have created a legal statute allowing business the ability to deny service to any person or persons in the LGBT community on religious grounds. Before making it to her desk, the bill had passed through Arizona’s legislature with a 33 to 27 vote….