Alaska’s Supreme Court is in Alaska’s First City for a live event at Ketchikan High School, set to start at 9 a.m. Wednesday.
During the live event, the court will hear oral arguments in the State of Alaska vs. Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska.
According to a summary, the case stems from a conflict between the state and the tribe about whether Native tribes in Alaska have the power to set child support, and whether the state must enforce tribal child support orders.
The event is open to the public, and court clerk Marilyn May recommends that anyone planning to attend show up early, because there will be a security screening. Again that starts at 9 a.m. Wednesday at Ketchikan High School.
The afternoon session at the Ketchikan courthouse focuses on a case out of Pelican. That session starts at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday.
The Supreme Court Live event will be streamed live and archived by 360 North.
