Federal court clears way for students group to sue regents, Legislature

Screen Shot 2016-06-01 at 5.00.43 PMBy Howard Fischer | Capitol Media Services/Arizona Capitol Times

Saying there’s evidence of illegal retaliation, a federal appeals court gave the go-ahead Wednesday for the Arizona Students Association to sue the Board of Regents to get back money the group says was illegally withheld.

In a unanimous ruling Wednesday, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said there was enough evidence to support the claim that the regents financially undermined the student group because of its support of a 2012 initiative to hike taxes for education. That measure was opposed by Gov. Jan Brewer, Republican lawmakers and several board members.

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