Partner Jean-Jacques Cabou was quoted in the AZ Mirror article, "Phoenix: Constitution Doesn’t Bar Airport Fees on Uber, Lyft," regarding his response to a legal challenge from Rep. Nancy Barto.

In a 19-page response to a legal challenge from a Republican legislator, attorney Jean-Jacques Cabou argued that the constitution gives cities a right to perform business functions. The argument from Rep. Nancy Barto and other Republicans opposed to the increased fees, including Gov. Doug Ducey, cherry-picks a few words from a constitutional ban on fees for services in order to comport to their view, J added.

“For the City and its Airport to conduct business activities—as they have a constitutional right to—they must be able to charge reasonable fees for the use of their property,” J wrote.