News & Alerts
- January 25, 2012 • PRESS RELEASE
Alaska Supreme Court Finds Area Land Use Plans Are Not Regulations
On January 20, 2012, the Alaska Supreme Court upheld the Department of Natural Resources (DNR)'s current process for adopting area land use plans. This ruling was a significant win for DNR and impacts the management of state lands.
- January 20, 2012 • PRESS RELEASE
Alaska Supreme Court Reduces Judgment by $50 Million
A unanimous Alaska Supreme Court decided today in the State v. Carlson case to cut approximately $50 million from a judgment awarded to nonresident commercial fishermen who had filed a class action lawsuit against the Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission.
- December, 2011 • CONSUMER ALERT
Alaska Joins 50 Attorneys General in Opposing Robo-Calls to Cell Phones
Alaska has joined 50 attorneys general in asking Congress to reject the "Mobile Informational Call Act of 2011" (House Resolution 3035).
- October 28, 2011 • PRESS RELEASE
State Files Lawsuit to Defend Permitting Process
The State of Alaska filed a lawsuit today in Anchorage Superior Court challenging an ordinance recently enacted by ballot initiative in the Lake and Peninsula Borough.
- October 28, 2011 • PRESS RELEASE
State is Forced to Dismiss State Conspiracy Charges Against Francis Cox, Coleman Barney, Lonnie Vernon, Karen Vernon, and Michael Anderson; Federal Charges Remain
The state is dismissing conspiracy charges against Francis Cox, Coleman Barney, Lonnie Vernon, Karen Vernon, and Michael Anderson. Similar charges remain in federal court against all the defendants except Michael Anderson.
