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Ruiz v. Symington, see supra, at 62-63, and n. 18, the case the Ninth Circuit considered no cause for federal-court hesitation. In Ruiz, which has been stayed pending our decision in this case, see supra, at 63, n. 18, the Arizona Supreme Court may now rule definitively on the proper construction of Article XXVIII. Once that court has spoken, adjudication of any remaining federal constitutional question may indeed become greatly simplified.
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For the reasons stated, the judgment of the Court of Appeals is vacated, and the case is remanded to that court with directions that the action be dismissed by the District Court.
It is so ordered.
APPENDIX TO OPINION OF THE COURT
ARTICLE XXVIII. ENGLISH AS THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE § 1. English as the official language; applicability
Section 1. (1) The English language is the official language of the State of Arizona. (2) As the official language of this State, the English language is the language of the ballot, the public schools and all government functions and actions. (3)(a) This Article applies to: (i) the legislative, executive and judicial branches of government[,] (ii) all political subdivisions, departments, agencies, organizations, and instrumentalities of this State, including local governments and municipalities, (iii) all statutes, ordinances, rules, orders, programs and policies[,] (iv) all government officials and employees during the performance of government business.
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