The legal fight centered on a Metlakatla man charged with illegally fishing in waters just outside the state’s only Native reservation.
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Metlakatla appeals to Ninth Circuit in fishing rights case against Dunleavy administration
Metlakatla’s attorneys say lawmakers implicitly granted tribal members the right to fish in nearby waters — even outside the reserve’s boundaries.
Judges block work at ConocoPhillips’ huge Alaska project, casting cloud over ‘North Slope renaissance’
A federal appeals panel has halted work at one of Alaska’s biggest proposed North Slope oil fields, putting dozens of contractors out of work and costing ConocoPhillips, the project’s developer, millions of dollars.
How a legal fight in Maui could shape a mine project in Southeast Alaska
A state agency asked Constantine to complete a study to see if water from its discharge sites will move to nearby surface waters.
Militia leader appeal draws split ruling
A federal appeals court has thrown out one of the convictions of former Fairbanks militia leader Schaeffer Cox. A Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision filed Tuesday vacates Cox’s conviction of solicitation to murder federal officials.
Ninth Circuit denies Big Thorne injunction
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has denied an emergency motion for an injunction that would have delayed the Big Thorne Timber Sale pending an appeal of a lower-court ruling.
Shell calls off this year’s exploratory drilling plans for Alaska
Shell announced on Thursday that it has called off its plan to do exploratory oil and gas drilling in Arctic waters off Alaska this year – and what it will do in future years is not clear.
Appeals court orders new assessment of arctic lease sale
A federal appeals court has ruled that the environmental assessment behind a massive oil lease sale off Alaska’s northern coast is faulty.