ANCHORAGE – A Wasilla man was sentenced by U.S. Magistrate Judge Kyle F. Reardon to two years of probation, 100 hours of community service, a hunting restriction, abandonment of his interest in a firearm and a $1,500 fine after pleading guilty to violating the Marine Mammal Protection Act. According to court documents, Paul Gil, 41, […]
“The Constitution disqualifies from public office any elected officials who aided the insurrection, and we look forward to asking Representative Greene about her involvement under oath.” A federal judge ruled Monday that a lawsuit aiming to disqualify GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from congressional office over her role in the January 6 Capitol insurrection can proceed, […]
(Anchorage, AK) – The Ninth Circuit reversed the district court’s invalidation of an Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) land exchange agreement between the Department of Interior (DOI) and King Cove Corporation (KCC). KCC intends to use the land it will obtain in the exchange to build a road to the City of Cold Bay […]
ANCHORAGE – Tuesday, attorneys for 16 young Alaskans, including Alaska Natives, filed a petition for rehearing to the Alaska Supreme Court in the children’s constitutional climate case, Sagoonick v. State of Alaska. The petition for rehearing was filed in response to a split 3-2 decision on January 28th, where the Alaska Supreme Court denied the […]
The administration “should not continue to defend unlawful drilling for oil and gas in public waters,” more than 70 climate groups write in a new letter. As the fossil fuel industry clamors for an appeal, the Biden administration on Tuesday faced pressure from environmentalists to adhere to a judge’s decision blocking a massive oil and gas lease sale […]
“With the state continuing to undermine their health, safety, and futures,” said the plaintiffs’ lead counsel, “we will evaluate our next steps and will continue to fight for climate justice.” Young Alaskans—and their attorneys—vowed to keep fighting Friday after the Alaska Supreme Court’s split decision denying their right to bring a constitutional case challenging the state’s fossil fuels […]
“This irony illustrates a fundamental inequity that is so normalized it is essentially invisible: Powerful people can choose to work safely, while vulnerable workers must continue to risk their lives to make a living.” As the right-wing majority of the U.S. Supreme Court appeared ready Friday to strike down the Biden administration’s Covid-19 safety guidelines for workplaces, the […]