“This decision gives Alaskans and all Americans a chance to revisit those destructive decisions.” A ruling in a court in Alaska Monday could open the door to imposing more restrictions on super PACs and possibly reversing the infamous 2012 Citizens United by the U.S. Supreme Court that in 2012 upended the nation’s campaign finance laws. Anchorage Superior […]
Anchorage, Alaska – Today, the ACLU of Alaska filed suit against Governor Dunleavy to block his administration’s attempt to punish the Alaska Court System by vetoing $334,700 in its 2020 budget because the Alaska Supreme Court ruled in a manner at odds with his political views. This veto is an impermissible exercise of executive […]
Groups argue that U.S. Bureau of Land Management must consider future impacts of mining before approving advanced hardrock exploration. Juneau, AK — Groups that sued the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) over its approval of a hardrock mining exploration plan in Southeast Alaska’s Chilkat River watershed today appealed a decision from the federal […]
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n a victory for press freedom, a federal judge on Friday granted CNN‘s emergency motion to immediately restore White House correspondent Jim Acosta’s press credentials, which were revoked by the Trump administration last week after a chaotic post-midterm press conference. Over a dozen news organizations announced their support for CNN‘s lawsuit against the Trump administration this week as the Justice Department argued in a […]