Government—federal, state, and local—is Alaska's major source of employment. The state's strategic location has generated considerable defense activity since World War II, including the establishment of highways, airfields, and permanent military bases. Alaska's tourism increased dramatically with th...
Federal judge dismisses Alaska trawlers’ lawsuit that sought to overturn halibut limits BYJames Brooks- November 13, 2024 Strong sockeye salmon return expected next year in Alaska’s Bristol Bay region, biologists say BYYereth Rosen- November 12, 2024 ...
Federal Court in Alaska Holds Insurer Liable Under E&O Policy to I...John H. Conrad
A federal court has overturned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's designation in 2011 of 187,157 square miles of coastal lands, barrier islands and ice-dotted marine waters as critical habitat for the threatened polar bear (Alaska Oil and GasAss'n v. Salazar, D. Alaska, No. 3:ll-...
Yesterday, The federal court in Seattle issued a landmark decision. The outcome of this is still to be determined. But it likely means an end to Chinook harvest in Alaska. NOAA has been losing in court due to their lack of rigorous science behind their decisions. This lawsuit was brought ...
An Alaska man accused of sending graphic threats to injure and kill six Supreme Court justices and some of their family members has been released from custody after being indicted on federal charges. September 20 Alaska Airlines completes its acquisition of Hawaiian Air, which will remain a sepa...
Carrie Sang Sing On August 1, 1911, seventeen-year-old Carrie Sang Sing was arrested near Nome, Alaska, for slashing an unnamed person with a knife. Since Alaska was a territory at the time, her case fell to federal court where she was tried, convicted, and sentenced to two years in ...
Alaska was loosely governed by the military initially, and was administered as a district starting in 1884, with a governor appointed by the United States president. A federal district court was headquartered in Sitka. For most of Alaska's first decade under the United States flag, Sitka was ...
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In Kasayulie vs. State of Alaska, the court rules that Alaska has failed to provide adequate school facilities for Bush students, in violation of the Alaska Constitution and federal civil law. Alaska Board of Education adopts standards for what students should know in math, reading and writing....