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Aug 15, 2019

ACLU of Alaska Selects Patsy Shaha as 2019 Joan Hamilton Memorial Scholar

This annual scholarship, established in the memory of former board member Joan Hamilton, promotes the education of Alaskan students who wish to pursue a career related to the law, advocate for Alaska Native...

Aug 13, 2019

State employees: I have your backs

The Department of Law, where I worked, was asked to resign & pledge loyalty to the incoming governor. This despite the fact that the oath lawyers take when admitted to the bar requires us to support...

Jul 17, 2019

ACLU of Alaska Sues to Reverse Governor Dunleavy’s Retaliatory Veto of Court System Funding

Today, the ACLU of Alaska filed suit against Governor Dunleavy to block his administration’s attempt to punish the Alaska Court System by vetoing $334,700 in its 2020 budget because the Alaska Supreme Court...

Jul 9, 2019

Alaskan Women Lawyers Take Stand Against Dunleavy Attack on Judicial Independence

The Governor candidly admitted that he vetoed this allocation in retaliation for the Alaska Supreme Court’s substantive decisions. Withholding court system funding in an attempt to control judicial...

Jul 8, 2019

HB 49 is Constitutionally Flawed

House Bill 49 is bad policy, fraught with attacks on the rights and protections guaranteed to all Alaskans under the U.S. and Alaska constitutions. Among these include protections against excessive...

Jun 5, 2019

ACLU of Alaska Wins Native Religious Rights Suit Against Alaska Department of Corrections

Brian Hall, a Cherokee Indian who is currently a prisoner at Goose Creek Correctional Center (GCCC), wants nothing more than to practice and express his faith by wearing items with personal religious...