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The ACLU of Alaska works tirelessly in the courts to defend your constitutional rights and expand your civil liberties. We specialize in impact litigation, which means that we carefully and thoughtfully represent clients in lawsuits that have the potential to not just help them, but also a large number of Alaskans.

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Jul 22, 2016

Planned Parenthood v. Alaska

Reproductive Rights
Status: Victory!
In 2010, Alaskan voters passed the Alaska Parental Notification Initiative, which prohibits minor women from obtaining an abortion without informing a parent or guardian. This law limits access to...
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Apr 22, 2016

Olson v. Hooper Bay

Criminal Legal Reform
Status: On appeal

On Christmas night in 2006, three police officers in Hooper Bay, a town on Alaska’s western coast, fired their Tasers into Thomas Olson about 15 times within 90 seconds. Mr. Olson sued the police officers...

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Women dressed in pink rally for reproductive rights.
Aug 27, 2015

Planned Parenthood v. Streur

Reproductive Rights
Status: Victory!
In 2013, the Alaska Department of Health and Human Services introduced a new regulation that restricted the ability of low-income women on Medicaid to obtain an abortion. Planned Parenthood of the Great...
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A man panhandles on the side of a public sidewalk as people walk by.
Dec 10, 2014

Ballas v. Anchorage

Free Speech
Status: Defending liberty
In 2011, Anchorage passed a controversial ordinance forbidding residents from asking for donations or protesting by sitting or laying on the city’s public sidewalks, countering centuries of American...
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Nov 18, 2014

Duryea v. Alaska

Criminal Legal Reform
Status: On appeal
For over 20 years, Alaska courts have said that prisoners who were found guilty but mentally ill have the same right as any other prisoner to apply for parole and show that they are not dangerous; the...
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Apr 25, 2014

Schmidt v. Alaska

LGBTQIA2S+ Rights
Status: Victory!
Alaska allows cities to reduce property taxes on elderly or disabled married couples, but wouldn't allow same-sex couples access to that benefit. The ACLU of Alaska, along with the national ACLU LGBT...
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