BEN CARPENTER: Alaska can’t allow overreaching judges to gut citizen Grand Jury oversight
The people of Alaska must never surrender their watchdog - the independent grand jury - to the very institutions it was designed to
OPINION: Alaska AG Treg Taylor is trying to rehabilitate his image
Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor seems to be trying to rehabilitate his image, possibly in preparation for a run at the governor's office in next year's election. It appears that he is attempting to address two significant judicial issues he faces, so
Former Kenai school custodian, sentenced to 15 years for sex abuse of minor
A former school custodian was sentenced to 15 years for sexually abusing a 14-year-old minor he met while working for the Kenai School
OPINION: Why won’t Dunleavy and his AG meet with Alaska mayors to tackle judicial corruption?
There is absolutely no legitimate reason for the governor and AG to not meet with two borough mayors wishing to discuss evidence that Alaska’s judge investigator is falsifying investigations to keep corrupt judges on the bench; and that a deputy AG is
Alaska Dept. of Law creates process for citizens to request grand jury investigations
After years of controversy surrounding what many view as systemic violations of citizen grand jury rights, the Alaska Dept. of Law (DOL) announced that residents now have a more accessible and transparent process to request that an investigative grand jury
OPINION: Why Alaskans question the integrity of our judicial system
A report that says Haeg’s allegations have no merit would put an end to the matter. However, the court refuses to do so, lending credence to the theory that they are engaged in a
Alaskans to rally near governor’s office, urging him to uproot judicial corruption
Determined Alaskans are set to rally outside Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s Anchorage offices on June 5 in hopes of inspiring him to appoint an independent commission that can publicly investigate alleged corruption and cover-ups by members of the Alaska Dept. of Law
Alaskan pleads guilty to cyberstalking, sexually exploiting child
The U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Alaska announced that a Shaktoolik man pleaded guilty on May 6 to cyberstalking and sexually exploiting a child to produce child
OPINION: Alleged judicial corruption is Alaska’s Watergate
Alaska may be experiencing a judicial crisis rivaling the Watergate scandal. Critics claim it involves a judge who committed perjury, the suppression of a Grand Jury investigation, and unconstitutional changes to the Alaska
WATCH: Dept. of Law attorneys say Alaska Supreme Court undercut grand jury’s ability to expose corrupt officials
WATCH: Dept. of Law attorneys say Alaska Supreme Court undercut grand jury’s ability to expose govt.
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