“This is what happens when SCOTUS nominees lie about settled law at their nomination hearings,” said one observer. More than half of adults in the United States say they lack trust in the federal government’s judicial branch and nearly three-fifths disapprove of the way the U.S. Supreme Court is doing its job, according to survey results released Thursday, […]
“It’s outrageous that McConnell continues to prioritize the Trump court takeover amid the pandemic. Enough.” As Covid-19 relief for jobless and hungry Americans, collapsing small businesses, and state and local governments languishes in the Senate GOP’s legislative graveyard, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday further advanced his years-long project of dragging U.S. federal courts to […]
ANCHORAGE – The ACLU of Alaska will be back in court on Tuesday fighting against Governor Michael Dunleavy’s unconstitutional court system vetoes. The Nov. 5, 2019 oral arguments are the next step in the fight to protect the Alaska Constitution and the integrity of the state’s independent judiciary. Arguments will begin at 3 p.m. in […]
ANCHORAGE – Governor Bill Walker appointed four new judges for Alaska. They will join the Kenai, Juneau, and Bethel Superior Courts, as well as the Court of Appeals. Bethany Harbison has practiced law in Alaska for almost 25 years, after graduating from Harvard Law School in 1993. She clerked for Alaska’s Judge Greene, worked as […]