Juneau, AK –- Sealaska applauded the recent Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Adjudication Branch decision regarding Redoubt Lake Falls near Sitka, Alaska. BLM reviewed and rejected a Color of Title claim submitted by Sheldon Jackson College claiming ownership of 160 acres at Redoubt Bay and Redoubt Lake. Sheldon Jackson’s claim had halted the potential conveyance […]
The U.S. Supreme Court sided with business owners with religious objections and against the Obama administration on Monday in the closely watched ruling on the coverage of contraceptives under the Universal Employee Health Insurance program. The court said that it was not shown that the mandate is the least restrictive means of guaranteeing cost-free access […]
The Supreme Court voted twice on Monday in the case UTILITY AIR REGULATORY GROUP v.ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, handing the EPA a victory in one vote but struck down the EPA in another. In a 7-2 vote, the Supreme Court ruled that the EPA could force major polluters, such as coal-fired plants and factories, to utilize […]