ConocoPhillips has already begun to develop Willow, but environmental organizations and a group of Inupiat people are still trying to stop it.
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Court rules with Metlakatla in case challenging Alaska state fishing regulations
The decision is a major victory in the tribe’s decades-long fight for fishing rights.
Metlakatla takes fishing rights dispute to federal appeals court
The Metlakatla Indian Community tribal government argues that a 1891 law gives its modern-day members unfettered rights to commercially fish around Ketchikan and Prince of Wales Island.
Pebble: Appeals court revives case challenging EPA’s removal of watershed protection
A panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has revived a lawsuit aimed at blocking construction of the Pebble Mine in Southwest Alaska.
Federal court overturns approval for Hilcorp’s Liberty Project
A three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with environmental groups, saying the agency’s review of drilling impacts was inadequate.
Supreme Court backs broad enforcement of travel ban — for now
Justice Anthony Kennedy delays implementation of an appeals court ruling that would have allowed certain refugees from six Muslim countries to enter the U.S. despite the Trump administration’s order.
Appeals court rejects family limits in Trump travel ban
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals said the administration was too strict in its list of relatives of citizens and legal residents who are allowed to enter the U.S. from six mainly Muslim countries
Supreme Court sides with Sturgeon in case challenging NPS authority
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a partial victory Tuesday to Alaska moose hunter John Sturgeon in his case against the National Park Service. The high court voted 8-0 to reject a 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision against Sturgeon.
9th Circuit Court rules in favor of Shell’s spill response plans
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of spill response plans for Arctic drilling put forward by Royal Dutch Shell.
U.S. House passes resolution naming Juneau federal courthouse after late Judge Boochever
Alaska Representative Don Young’s resolution now moves to the U.S. Senate, where Alaska Senators Mark Begich and Lisa Murkowski have sponsored companion legislation.