In 1948 and 1950, Juneau executed two Black men — Austin Nelson and Eugene LaMoore — for the murder of a local grocer. The trials, according to a legal historian who has researched them for decades, were riddled with misconduct and errors.
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Vic Fischer, the last surviving signer of Alaska’s constitution, dies at 99
Fischer served two terms in the state Senate as a Democrat. He remained active in politics until his final months, strongly opposing a failed effort last year to call a constitutional convention.
At legislative eligibility trial, Eastman confirms membership in anti-government militia
The Oath Keepers have been linked to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
Alaska Rep. Eastman, contending with Red Scare-era disloyalty clause, advances toward trial
The roots of Alaska’s disloyalty clause come from a Hawaiian dockworkers’ strike in the 1940s.
Alaska is one of 26 states that picks judges through a council. Here’s why some voters want a change
When the framers of Alaska’s constitution were debating how the state should pick its judges, the goal was to remove politics from the process as much as possible.
Should Alaska hold another constitutional convention? Voters share how they’re weighing the question
Campaigns on both sides are investing time and money to fight for votes, although the no campaign is outspending the yes side by a wide margin.
Watch: What you need to know about the constitutional convention question
This November, Alaskans will decide whether to revamp the state’s constitution.
Supreme Court rules against forward funding for education, confirms limit on legislative power
Setting multi-year budgets in Alaska requires cash on hand, justices said.
Abortion remains legal in Alaska, but some lawmakers hope a constitutional convention could change that
The Alaska Supreme Court has ruled repeatedly that abortion rights are guaranteed under the right to privacy in the state constitution.
In Alaska’s legal confusion over public funds for private schooling, Law Department says it’s under review
Some correspondence schools have been reimbursing families for private school classes under a law enacted in 2014, but the Alaska Constitution says the state can’t pay public funds to any religious or otherwise private educational institution.