Robert Bartels

Professor Robert Bartels was quoted in an Associated Press article, “Cases lining up against Arizona immigration law in legal process that could take years,” which was published in the July 21 issue of the Los Angeles Times.

The article, by Paul Davenport, was a preview of a federal court hearing in Phoenix on July 22, where U.S. District Court Judge Susan Bolton presided over two of seven lawsuits that have been filed against SB 1070. Davenport wrote about the possibility of a consolidation of the legal challenges.

“Then it’s like one giant lawsuit,” Bartels said. “When cases are consolidated, it’s as if all of the plaintiffs sued together with separate counsel. Those lawyers might eventually come to an agreement about who’s going to take the lead.”

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Since joining the College faculty in 1982, Bartels has taught a variety of courses, including Fact Investigation, Evidence, Governmental Protection of Civil Rights, Trial Advocacy, Environmental Law, Civil Procedure and the Civil Justice Clinic. He has litigated more than 300 civil and criminal cases in various state and federal courts, including four oral arguments in the U.S. Supreme Court, and he currently handles criminal cases for the Arizona Justice Project at the College.