Alaska Supremes to decide whether they illegally colluded with Dept. of Law
Four decades after drafting the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson warned that allowing the judiciary to be the ultimate arbitrator of all constitutional questions would place us under the despotism of an oligarchy. Jefferson, widely considered one
OPINION: 33 Alaska House members fail to grasp that grand juries are independent
Alaska Grand Juries are separate from are separate other branches of government and so should not be limited in their selection of a special prosecutor to someone that is employed by or hired by another branch of
New video urges Alaskans to fight efforts to block Grand Juries’ from investigating corrupt officials
Alaska Grand Jurors Association has released a new video laying out why the groups believes all Alaskans should oppose efforts by state officials to hinder or block citizen grand juries from investigating corrupt judges and government
OPINION: Alaska judges allow prosecutors to mislead grand juries
OPINION: Alaska judges allow prosecutors to mislead grand
ANALYSIS: Alaska Lawmakers must protect Grand Juries’ constitutional right to investigate government corruption
Alaska Lawmakers must protect Grand Juries' constitutional right to investigate government
UPDATE: Jan. 8 oral arguments for Alaska judge’s perjury case moved from Homer to Anchorage
In what many judicial reform advocates see as a seminal moment in their ongoing effort to root out corrupt judges and government officials, the criminal case against former Alaska District Judge Margaret Murphy will proceed to public oral arguments on Jan.
Former Alaska judge appears for pretrial in a case that may expose wider judicial corruption
Several dozen judicial reform advocates showed up for the Aug. 18 pretrial conference of former Alaska Judge Margaret Murphy in a case that they hope will begin to expose longstanding corruption among Alaska judges and state officials. Murphy, who served as
Packed court expected for start of felony perjury trial for former Alaska judge
This Friday, a pretrial hearing begins for former Alaska District Judge Margaret Murphy. In June she pleaded not guilty to felony perjury, but if convicted she faces up to 10 years in jail and a fine of up to $100,000. The case has drawn considerable
OPINION: Calling AK Grand Jury rights advocates to attend the June 23 arraignment of former judge
At 10 a.m. on June 23, former Alaska Judge Margaret Murphy will be arraigned in the Kenai Courthouse on felony charges. The citizen Kenai Grand Jury which is currently investigating evidence of systemic corruption within Alaska’s judicial system indicted
Turning up the heat: Alaska Supreme Court protests gaining momentum
On Wednesday, the growing movement to hold the Alaska Supreme Court accountable for overstepping its constitutional authority continues with more organized protests outside courthouses in Anchorage and Juneau. By creating new rules which violate the
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