State troopers, misled by false court order, detained school principal for mental health check

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State troopers, misled by false court order, detained school principal for mental health check

State troopers mistakenly took Alaska’s 2022 Principal of the Year into custody for a mental health examination last week after a family member presented troopers with a document they said was signed by a state judge. That wasn’t true, and Troopers and the Alaska Court System confirmed the mistake Tuesday, six days after Colony High […]

No appeal to Alaska Supreme Court in disloyalty-clause case that confirmed Eastman’s eligibility

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No appeal to Alaska Supreme Court in disloyalty-clause case that confirmed Eastman’s eligibility

The Alaska Supreme Court will not have a chance to rule on the case of a legislator accused of violating the state constitution’s disloyalty clause, clearing the way for him to take office. On Tuesday, Matanuska-Susitna Borough resident Randall Kowalke said he will not appeal a lower-court defeat to the state’s high court, citing the […]