ANCHORAGE – Five years after Clarice ‘Bun’ Hardy’s report of sexual assault was ignored by the Nome Police Department (NPD), she and her legal team finalized a settlement in her lawsuit against the City that includes a $750,000 payment and an apology from the City of Nome. “I have been reliving trauma for the last […]
On Wednesday, the ACLU of Alaska settled case against Governor Michael Dunleavy and former Chief of Staff Tuckerman Babcock ANCHORAGE – The ACLU of Alaska and State of Alaska finalized a settlement in Blanford and Bellville v. Dunleavy on Wednesday. The settlement resolves a lawsuit after a federal district court ruled in October that the […]
The ACLU of Alaska filed a motion to compel after exhausting other efforts to collect information necessary to bring closure to Alaska Native woman dismissed by police after rape. ANCHORAGE – Efforts to vindicate the callous mistreatment of Clarice ‘Bun’ Hardy, a former Nome woman whose cries for help went ignored by the Nome Police […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — An Alaska court has ruled that the witness requirement for absentee ballots is unconstitutional during the COVID-19 pandemic. Parties in this case are working now to determine how the Election Division can alert voters about any subsequent changes. The lawsuit was filed by the Native American Rights Fund (NARF), American Civil […]