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
OPINION: Alaska’s judicial branch has darkened the light of liberty
Vladimir Nabokov writes in Speak, Memory (1951), “Our existence is but a brief crack of light between two eternities of darkness.” Many interpret this as an expression of nihilism — but is it truly? Rather than despair, Nabokov’s “brief crack of
BOB BIRD: Trump’s tug-o-war with spoiled judicial branch is long overdue
“John Marshall has made his decision, now let him try to enforce it.” — Andrew Jackson “… the candid citizen must confess that if the policy of the Government upon vital questions affecting the whole people is to be irrevocably fixed by
OPINION: Is that the stench of corruption or coverup in Alaska’s Judiciary?
Alaska’s judicial system faces two monumental problems that are destroying public confidence in the institution. There is the appearance of judicial misconduct, combined with an apparent effort to cover it
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