The case centered on a June 2017 Times editorial that Palin’s attorneys argued accused her of inciting murder six years earlier in a mass shooting in Tucson.
Crime & Courts
Former Alaska Chief Justice Craig Stowers dies at age 67
Stowers retired from the state Supreme Court in 2020.
Dunleavy offers bills targeting domestic violence and sexual assault
One bill would increase jail terms for people convicted of paying for sex.
Fairbanks jury finds Steven Downs guilty in Sophie Sergie’s 1993 murder, sexual assault at UAF dorm
Downs was never suspected of the crime until 2018, when DNA collected from the crime scene was partially matched to a profile in a commercial genealogy database.
Alaska Chief Justice Winfree speaks to Legislature about the importance of protecting democracy
It was the 50th anniversary of the first time a chief justice addressed a joint session of the Alaska Legislature.
Watch: 2022 State of the Judiciary Address
This will be Chief Justice Daniel Winfree’s first State of the Judiciary Address.





