Are states taking cybersecurity seriously enough? They should be, says Rose Law Group litigator Evan Bolick

Only one has a cabinet-level official dedicated to the issue By Katherine Barrett & Richard Greene | Governing magazine A spike in cyberattacks in recent months has left state and local governments reeling. Baltimore faces more than $18 million in losses following a May ransomware attack. Several Florida cities were hit in June. And Los Angeles police data was hacked …

Rose Law Group litigator Evan Bolick talks website privacy policies in wake of FTC’s record fine against Facebook

Information from CNBC Key findings The fine represents the largest ever imposed by the FTC against a tech company. The FTC began probing Facebook in March 2018 following reports that political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica had improperly accessed the data of 87 million Facebook users. Facebook to pay $5 billion FTC fine, but Gene Munster says resolution is months away …

Rose Law Group litigator Evan Bolick comments on SCOTUS’ reversal allowing property rights plaintiffs to go directly to federal court

NAHBNow In a huge victory for NAHB and its members, the U.S. Supreme Court today reversed a long-standing land use decision that made it nearly impossible for property owners to bring a Fifth Amendment takings claim in federal court. In 1985, the Supreme Court issued a decision, referred to as the Williamson County decision, that forced land use plaintiffs to …

Rose Law Group litigator Evan Bolick on Arizona’s new bill banning cellphone use while driving

By Evan Bolick, Rose Law Group litigator Legislation often struggles to keep pace with new technology. Typically, Arizona has been at the forefront of embracing innovation as the State is amongst the leaders of the country in allowing future-tech such as self-driving vehicles and drones to test and operate. However, in passing the new “hands free” cell phone law, Arizona …

Attorney General concludes state law does not override Tempe ‘dark money’ ordinance; issue could go to court, says Evan Bolick, Rose Law Group litigator

By Howard Fischer | Capitol Media Services via Arizona Capitol Times Tempe can enforce its voter-approved ordinance aimed at shedding light on “dark money” spending in local elections despite a state law that appears to be to the contrary, the Attorney General’s Office has concluded. But whether city residents can get some of the information they want on the political …

The end of YouTube?

By Evan Bolick | Rose Law Group litigator The European Union (EU) just passed a law holding Google, which owns YouTube, directly responsible for the upload of any material infringing copyrights to YouTube. The potential consequences are alarming and jeopardize the very existence of YouTube, or at least YouTube as we know it. Initially, this law completely inverts traditional legal …

Phoenix looks to tax medical-marijuana industry $50 million per year to fund public safety; city singling out industry, says Evan Bolick, Rose Law Group Litigator

By Jessica Boehm | Arizona Republic Phoenix is considering a massive tax on the medical-marijuana industry that could generate $40-50 million per year for the police and fire departments. The tax, which would be charged to companies based on the size of each of their dispensary and cultivation sites, could cost some medical-marijuana distributors more than $1 million per year. It would be …

[EXCLUSIVE] Important water ruling analyzed

By Evan Bolick, Rose Law Group Litigator Yesterday the Arizona Supreme Court issued an important ruling relating to water rights.  Here’s a link to the opinion – and a brief summary of the highlights below. MAIN QUESTION – Is ADWR required to consider unquantified federal reserved water rights when determining the adequacy of developers’ water supplies? MAJORITY says no. Acknowledges …

Kavanaugh and home building: What the record shows — and what Rose Law Group litigator Evan Bolick says about it

NAHBNow As legal pundits and news outlets pour over Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s extensive judicial record to learn more about President Trump’s new Supreme Court nominee, members need only turn to the multiple NAHB court cases over which Kavanaugh has presided at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to get a fuller picture. In his 12 years on …

Hitching Post CUP approved by Apache Junction

Apache Junction City Council held a public hearing of an appeal by Rose Law Group litigator and land use attorney Evan Bolick P&Z decision resolved with Council siding with original staff recommendations By Bill Van Nimwegen | Apache Junction & Gold Canyon Independent The Hitching Post establishment was granted a conditional use permit (CUP) to expand its attractions and hold …