After federal court defends gun rights, Alaska Dept. of Law tells Legislature to fix state law
Acting Alaska Attorney General Cori Mills is urging Alaska’s next Legislature to correct inconsistencies between state and federal firearms laws following a federal court decision concerning the registration requirements for suppressors, short-barreled
OPINION: Outdated suppressor ban leaves Alaskans in legal limbo after TX court ruling
Last month I wrote about suppressors and told you most Alaskans were not affected by a federal court ruling in Texas. That was true then. Not true after yesterday, and the change has still left Alaska in a legal mess we need to
OPINION: The persecution of Alaska Christians must be a campaign issue
Alaska state officials have wrongfully persecuted Christians. This issue matters in the campaigns for governor and U.S. Senate because two of the candidates are responsible for these
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
REPORT: Anchorage crime surges drive overall state increases
Crime surges across Anchorage drive overall increase in statewide
Fairbanks resolves to block immigration officers from ‘safe-space’ schools
In a unanimously approved resolution filled with open disdain for President Trump’s efforts to enforce longstanding U.S. immigration laws, the left-wing Fairbanks School Board voted on Aug. 18 to reaffirm its commitment to block federal agents who seek
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
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 Troopers shoot and kill child sex offender during standoff
While attempting to negotiate his surrender, Phillips brandished his firearm in the direction of the officers and was subsequently shot by members of the Trooper SWAT Team. He was pronounced dead at the
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
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