Recently, legislators proposed a bill that calls for sentencing reform in Arizona. The bill was written to address Arizona's strict criminal sentencing statutes. For example, the “truth in sentencing law” currently requires inmates to serve a minimum of 85% of their sentences. Another example is the...
Every city in the world has crime, however, some cities have a higher crime rate than others. In Arizona, a new report from the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says Arizona's violent crime rate rose higher than the national average between 2019 to 2020....
Every year in Arizona new laws go into effect, and 2021 won’t be an exception. Here at Coolidge Law, we want to keep you up-to-date on new laws in Arizona. Instead of having to wade through long government PDFs about legislation, we’re breaking down the...
It’s a seemingly impossible to keep track of all the laws that our state and federal governments are continually putting on the books. To assure that you are remaining on the right side of the law, it’s a good idea to occasionally familiarize yourself with...
At Coolidge Law, we want you to be aware of current changes in Arizona that will affect the legal system, health care systems, drug manufacturers, and law enforcement agencies. The new law regarding opioid use in Arizona impacts the dispensing of and use of opioid...