“Beyond the illegality of Willow’s approval, Interior’s decision to greenlight the project in the first place moved us in the opposite direction of our national climate goals in the face of the worsening climate crisis.” A federal judge in Anchorage ruled Thursday that ConocoPhillips’ $8 billion oil drilling project on Alaska’s North Slope can proceed, […]
A U.S. federal judge in Washington imposed a partial gag order Monday on former President Donald Trump, restricting what he can say about his impending trial on charges that he illegally tried to overturn his 2020 reelection loss. Judge Tanya Chutkan barred Trump, the leading Republican presidential contender for 2024, from attacking prosecutors, possible witnesses […]
Anchorage, AK—Thursday, the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska granted the Alaska Federation of Natives’ motion to intervene in U.S. v. Alaska, the latest case challenging Katie John. ‘This is a welcomed ruling,’ said AFN President Julie Kitka, ‘AFN has a special place in this litigation—dating all the way back to ANCSA and […]
Legal experts dismissed the move, which comes after the judge rejected an attempt by the GOP ex-president and current presidential candidate to delay the trial until 2026, after the 2024 election. Former U.S. President Donald Trump’s legal team on Monday asked the judge overseeing his federal election interference case—stemming from his efforts to overturn the 2020 results and […]