Alaska court weighs voter misconduct charges in case that casts light on status of American Samoans

A state appeals court is being asked to dismiss felony voter misconduct charges against an Alaska resident born in American Samoa, one of numerous cases that have drawn attention to the complex ...
Yahoo

Alaska Supreme Court is weighing a case that could decide who can provide abortion care in the state

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Supreme Court is weighing a case that is expected to determine who can provide abortion care in the state. The court heard arguments Wednesday in a 2019 case ...

Southeast Alaska trollers question federal court’s award to plaintiffs in chinook suit

The Wild Fish Conservancy’s use of the Equal Access to Justice Act is alarming the small-boat fishermen who fought the ...

Winter drilling program in Alaska petroleum preserve can proceed, judge rules

ConocoPhillips Alaska can proceed with an oil and gas exploration program in a portion of a vast petroleum reserve in the ...
NBC Los Angeles

Alaska's court system built an AI chatbot. It didn't go smoothly.

Dealing with a loved one’s belongings after their death is never easy. But as Alaska’s state courts have discovered, an inaccurate or misleading artificial intelligence chatbot can easily make matters ...
Anchorage Daily News

Alaska lawmaker calls for hiring more prosecutors and public defenders to reduce extreme delay in criminal cases

The House Judiciary Committee chair said stories by the Anchorage Daily News and ProPublica about sluggish court proceedings ...
E&E

Committee OKs natural resources attorney for Alaska court

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday advanced President Donald Trump’s nomination of a career natural resources attorney to fill an opening on a federal court in Alaska. Aaron Peterson secured ...