The court challenge of Petersburg’s borough boundaries is not over yet.
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Parnell won’t pull California appointee from Pipeline Assessment Board
Democrats in the Alaska Senate want Sean Parnell to withdraw the name of one of his board appointees because of residency issues.
Alaska Supreme Court hears oral arguments on Parental Notification Law
The state Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday in a lawsuit that halted a voter-passed law requiring health care providers to notify parents of minors before performing abortions.
Democrats use driver’s license bill as vehicle for gay rights fight
A bill that would save military spouses the trouble of going to the DMV has triggered an unlikely battle over gay rights in the state legislature.
Measure would increase public seats on Judicial Council
Critics worry that could shift the balance of the judicial system itself.
Chief Justice: Court delays compromise justice
Alaska Supreme Court’s Dana Fabe delivers State of the Judiciary address to lawmakers
Alaska’s high court first supreme court in the nation to hear climate change case
The lead plaintiff’s home in Kipnuk is uninhabitable because of spring floods, melting permafrost and erosion.
Can a college freshman force state action on climate change?
The Alaska Supreme Court is hearing arguments Thursday in UAF freshman Nelson Kanuk’s climate change case.
Fishermen found guilty, although court agrees subsistence salmon fishing is religious
In recent weeks, the fishermen had been waiting to hear a decision on whether they have the religious right to subsistence fish, even during state closures.
Alaska Supreme Court rejects fetal personhood initiative
Alaska’s high court rules that an initiative stating that the right to life starts at conception would violate Roe v. Wade and the state constitution.