U.S. Supremes to hear case of Alaska pilot who lost his plane over a 6-pack of beer
Nearly 15 years ago, Alaska bush pilot Ken Jouppi lost his $95,000 airplane when law enforcement officers spotted a six-pack of beer on board. Now the U.S. Supreme Court has decided to take up Jouppi’s case to determine whether confiscation of his plane was
Alaska man guilty of sexually abusing 12-year-old boy is on the run
A 58-year-old Alaskan man has been found guilty of sexually abusing of a minor boy, but he remains at large and on the
Lawsuit claims state attorney illegally blocked Kenai Grand Jury probe
A new lawsuit against the Alaska Department of Law accuses state officials of overstepping their lawful authority and disrupting a grand jury’s ability to examine issues of vital community
Federal judge hears case to decide fate of Alaska’s Pebble Mine
Last week, two Alaska Native village corporations urged a federal judge to strike down a sweeping Environmental Protection Agency veto that they say has blocked the development of the long-stalled Pebble Mine project in Bristol
Alaska judge says Dan Sullivan double can run against U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan
In a swift and highly controversial election-law ruling, Alaska Superior Court Judge Thomas A. Matthews overturned the Division of Elections’ decision to bar Petersburg resident Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. from running against U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan in the
Alaska doctor who owned karate/dance studio sentenced for possessing child porn
A Wasilla neurologist was sentenced on June 15 to 3.4 years in prison for possessing child sexual abuse material
911 call to Gov. Dunleavy: Don’t let pharmacy abortion bill slide into law
Under the guise of health care access reform, HB 195 was crafted by extremist pro-abortion legislators to allow pharmacies anywhere in Alaska to prescribe and sell pharmaceuticals, explicitly including the chemical abortion drug
Planned Parenthood asks judge to overturn Alaska’s telehealth abortion ban
The abortion giant claims chemical abortions are “safe and effective,” despite the fact that the drugs have serious, and sometimes life-threatening side
Harvard journal: Alaska’s courts should never screen citizens from the grand jury
Harvard journal notes that Alaska courts and executives should not screen citizen petitions brought to grand juries or suppress reports on public welfare issues. Grand juries can initiate investigations or respond to citizen complaints, producing statements
Alaska’s GOP gubernatorial contenders to square off in unique family-values forum
This coming Thursday, May 21, a number of the most viable GOP contenders will square off in a unique public forum that aims to help voters distinguish between the many candidates who claim to be champions of conservative
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