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Former Alaska judge appears for pretrial in a case that may expose wider judicial corruption

CrimeAugust 19, 2023

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

CrimeAugust 16, 2023

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

FeaturedJune 19, 2023

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

FeaturedApril 17, 2023

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

Grand Jury rights advocates ask Alaska boroughs to press Legislature to impeach Supreme Court justices

CrimeFebruary 7, 2023

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

FeaturedJanuary 13, 2023

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

CrimeJanuary 7, 2023

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: Alaska Supreme Court blocks grand juries from investigating corrupt officials

CrimeDecember 19, 2022

Alaska Supreme Court Order (SCO) #1993 (effective Dec. 1, 2022) just rewrote Criminal Rule 6 and 6.1 to unconstitutionally suspend the right of Grand Juries to investigate and indict corrupt public officials. This was done immediately after the Kenai Grand

Mounting protests lead to Alaska grand jury investigation of judicial corruption

CrimeAugust 16, 2022

After months of citizen-led, grassroots protests outside the Kenai Courthouse, a state grand jury is now investigating allegations of longstanding corruption within Alaska’s judicial system. Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor has recently convened a Kenai

OPINION: Violation of Grand Jury rights poses constitutional crisis for Alaska

CrimeJuly 14, 2022

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

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