Bangladeshi charged with running ‘prolific’ child sex ring faces Alaska court
Zobaidul Amin, 28, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Alaska with charges related to his alleged abuse and exploitation of hundreds of minor victims in Alaska, and elsewhere in the United States and
Alaska Supremes want input on how to fix Grand Jury rights controversy
Amid swirling controversy, public protests, and mounting media coverage, the Alaska Supreme Court has decided to revise hotly debated rules it imposed on citizen grand juries four years ago, and is now seeking public comment on a litany of proposed revisions
Former Bethel police officer convicted for assaulting suspect during arrest
Last week, following a six-day trial, a Bethel jury found 39-year-old Jonathan Murphy guilty of Assault in the fourth degree, providing false information implicating another in a crime, and tampering with public records in the second
Climate activists seize on youth lawsuit to advance war on Alaska fossil fuels
Radical climate alarmists aim to flood an Alaska Supreme Court hearing on March 4 to generate attention surrounding another youth-led lawsuit aimed at derailing the Alaska Liquified Natural Gas
Alaska Supremes rule against think tank that opposed ranked-choice vote
In a ruling that could hinder the ability of nonprofits to freely advocate for policies they believe best serve the state, the Alaska Supreme Court issued an opinion claiming Alaska Policy Forum broke campaign finance laws in opposing the 2020 ranked-choice
‘Does anyone care?’ Alaska attorney recalls shady 13-year land dispute with Dept. of Law
This is a peek into State bureaucracy sausage factory - something no one wants to see, but once you see it, it can’t be
OPINION: Candidate Adam Crum is spot-on with Alaska Grand Jury rights answer
When asked if the changes made by the Alaska Supreme Court to the grand jury process (SCO 1993) were unconstitutional. Mr. Crum unequivocally said there was no doubt that SCO 1993 was
Man who tried to kill six Anchorage cops gets 75-year sentence
“Spring encountered police in the stairwell of the building and went back into his apartment,” the Dept. of Law noted. “While in the apartment, Spring barricaded the doorway and armed himself with an AK-47 and
EDITORIAL: Alaska’s failed schools can’t admit their old order is ‘rapidly fadin’
Earlier this week, school districts in Fairbanks and Kuspuk filed suit against the State of Alaska in hopes that a judge will order the state to spend more money on an aging and failed educational model that is undergoing a fundamental revolution, in real
Alaska Supreme Court to decide whether religious groups can be taxed
On Jan. 21, the Alaska Supreme Court hears oral arguments in a case involving a dispute over whether local municipalities can tax religious
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