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The Arizona Court of Appeals is not horsing around when it comes to agency adjudication

March 21, 2025 | By ASHLEY LEVINE

This week, the Arizona Court of Appeals closed the loop on the state's recent legislative mandate for de novo review of agency decisions, officially ending substantial-evidence deference to agency-found facts. In doing so, the court followed Pacific Legal Foundation's constitutional avoidance argument presented in our amicus brief and noted that bo ...