OPINION: By eroding Grand Jury rights, Alaska officials push citizens to the precipice
Public officials, however, are now working to completely eliminate the ability of grand juries to protect we citizens from “abuse” by … public officials. Every single Alaskan should carefully ponder why public officials would want
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.
Haines Assembly is latest body to denounce Alaska Supreme Court’s violation of grand jury rights
The Haines Borough Assembly is the latest in a string of governmental bodies that have publicly criticize the Alaska Supreme Court for violating the constitutional rights of citizen grand juries to investigate corruption. On April 11, the assembly passed a
Statewide protests oppose Alaska Supreme Court’s restrictions of grand jury rights
Scores of Alaskan protesters braved freezing temperatures and howling winds to gather outside courthouses across the state in protest against recent actions by the Alaska Supreme Court to limit citizen grand juries’ investigative powers. The March 15
Grand Jury rights advocates ask Alaska boroughs to press Legislature to impeach Supreme Court justices
A growing group of Alaskans, concerned about violations of citizen grand jury rights, are asking various borough assemblies to pass resolutions to protest the Alaska Supreme Court’s recent decision to limit the ability of grand juries to investigate corrupt
Alaskans urged to protest against Supreme Court’s violation of citizen grand jury rights
Nearly 100 Mat-Su residents turned out for an explosive presentation accusing the Alaska Supreme Court of violating the constitutional rights of citizen grand juries. The Jan. 9 talk by longtime judicial watchdog David Haeg included a call for attendees to
Sit-ins to protest Alaska Supreme Court’s interference with grand jury investigations of corrupt judges
A rapidly growing and politically active judicial watchdog organization claims the Alaska Supreme Court has unconstitutionally changed the rules governing grand juries, which effectively blocks the ability of citizen grand juries to investigate and indict
OPINION: Violation of Grand Jury rights poses constitutional crisis for Alaska
Article 1, Section 8 of the Alaska Constitution states: “The power of grand juries to investigate and make recommendations concerning the public welfare or safety shall never be suspended.” Most Alaskans would never believe that our judicial
Alaska’s gubernatorial candidates share how they’d fight judicial overreach
Alaska gubernatorial hopefuls explain how they would exercise their constitutional authority to check or restrain potential violations of the State Constitution by the judicial
OPINION: New traction raises guarded hope of fixing Alaska’s Supreme Court mess
The decades-long battle to restore Grand Jury rights in Alaska has gained traction in this election
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