Alaska drops multiple voter misconduct charges after court’s novel interpretation of election law
The Alaska Court of Appeals rejected the state’s interpretation and held the statute requires something more: proof that the defendant acted with a “consciousness of wrongdoing” when deliberately making the false sworn
Leftist pollsters admit that 70% of Alaskans want late-term abortionists punished
The vast majority of both Democrats and Republicans in Alaska favor criminalizing late-term abortion, according to a new poll by a left-of-center polling project called “Common Ground in the Battlegrounds.” The Alaska survey was conducted July 22-Aug. 3
A conservative’s guide to voting on Alaska judges
Once again, Alaskans are being asked to vote on whether certain judges should be retained or removed from the bench. Yet voters will go to the polls with little to no information about the judicial philosophies or political leanings of these
Lawsuit targets alleged DEI discrimination by Alaska’s left-leaning judge selection council
In an effort to expose and eliminate suspected unlawful discrimination within the powerful left-leaning group that controls who can become an Alaskan judge, a national law firm has filed suit against the Alaska Judicial Council for failing to produce its
Owners of Alaska assisted living homes indicted for alleged $14.6M in fraud
On Aug. 4, an Alaska grand jury indicted the owners of three assisted living homes that provide residential care and support services in the Anchorage
BOB BIRD: To narrow Alaska’s gubernatorial field, consider 2 candidates who will fight judicial tyranny
Two viable candidates have the courage to fight the growing judicial tyranny under which Alaskans
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
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