Turtle Talk

We begin week 2 of our summer school project on Indian law outcomes in state supreme courts. Today is Arizona, which is the second state supreme court we study with an intermediate appellate court, meaning the court has more discretion in the cases it accepts. Our week 1 “scorecard” is here.

In Arizona, tribal interests win at about a 43 29 percent rate.

Here are the cases we looked at:

Valerie M. v. Ariz. Dept. of Economic Security (2009) — L

Steven H. v. Ariz. Dept. of Economic Security (2008) — W

Gila River General Stream Adjudication (2007) — L

Gila River General Stream Adjudication (2006) — L

Gila River General Stream Adjudication (2001) — W

Gila River General Stream Adjudication (1999) — L

State v. Zaman (1999) — L [updated to reflect commentaries]

Sears v. Hull (1998) — W

State v. Zaman (1997) — L [updated to reflect commentaries]

Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community v. Hull (1997) — L

Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community v. Rogers (1991) — W

Tracy v. Superior Court (1991) — L

Dixon v. Picopa Constr. (1989) — L

Smith Plumbing v. Aetna Casualty (1986) — L

4 wins, 10 losses