Welch v. Cochise Cnty. Bd. of Supervisors (10/9/2020)

January 4, 2021
Arizona Court of Appeals Division Two holds that a taxpayer has standing to challenge the violation of open-meeting laws and conflict of interest laws resulting in an illegal appointment and, through the illegal appointment, an illegal expenditure of municipal funds.

Ball v. Ball (12/10/2020)

December 28, 2020
Arizona Court of Appeals Division One holds that a family court may not decide whether the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, commonly referred to as the Mormon Church, is “Christian.”

Christakis v. Deitsch (12/1/2020)

December 9, 2020
Arizona Court of Appeals Division One holds that the ecclesiastical abstention doctrine does not apply to preclude a court from resolving substantively neutral tort claims even when the claims arise against a religious backdrop.

Murphy v. Woomer – 11/27/2020

December 9, 2020
Arizona Court of Appeals Division Two holds that a workshop built on property is a fixture, not personal property, regardless of the subjective intent of the workshop’s builder.