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As the State of Alaska remains hellbent on prosecuting Samoan US nationals for voting, Alaskans rally around Whittier couple

Courts Matt Acuña Buxton -
On a chilly Thursday afternoon outside the Boney Courthouse in downtown Anchorage, Tupe Smith and her husband, Mike Pese, were joined by members of Alaska’s Samoan community and those outraged by the state’s drive to make an example out...
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To safeguard your rights, protect the independence of Alaska’s state courts

Commentary Victoria Petersen -
All Alaskans – no matter who you are or what you believe in - benefit greatly from the judicial nomination, appointment and retention processes that the state constitution establishes.
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Trump excluded Murkowski, sided with Sullivan on federal court judge pick

Courts Dermot Cole -
Sen. Dan Sullivan said he has a “red line” that no Alaska federal judge nominees are allowed to cross.
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Alaska Supreme Court rules GOP group still must answer for 2022 campaign complaints

Courts Matt Acuña Buxton -
The ruling is the latest in one of the state's longest-running unresolved campaign finance complaints.
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Dunleavy administration asks US Supreme Court to decide the future of subsistence fishing in Alaska

Courts James Brooks, Alaska Beacon -
After losing an appeal, the state is asking the high justices to decide a decades-old dispute over Alaska fishing rights.
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In high-stakes U.S. House lawsuit, Alaska Supreme Court split on the definition of ‘fifth’

Courts James Brooks, Alaska Beacon -
The decision means Alaskans would almost always be presented with four options in the November general election for statewide races.
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Appeals court upholds approval of Willow project on Alaska’s North Slope

Courts Yereth Rosen, Alaska Beacon -
In a split decision, the court says a flaw in the review was too minor to warrant overturning the 2023 approval for the huge oil field already under development.
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Misinformed by election officials, American Samoans in Alaska now face prosecution

Courts Victoria Petersen -
Felony charges have swept through Whittier’s American Samoan community after an anonymous complaint prompted a state investigation. The residents are U.S. nationals, and community leaders say they were provided incorrect guidance by election officials.
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Signatures can be gathered for 2026 repeal vote on Alaska voting system, lieutenant governor says

Courts Alaska Beacon -
Less than four months after Alaska voters rejected a ballot measure to repeal Alaska’s ranked choice voting and open primary system, the state’s lieutenant governor has OK’d a new petition-gathering effort to repeal the system. 
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Judge declares mistrial in election-interference trial of former Alaska legislator after hung jury

Courts Alaska Beacon -
The judge presiding over the trial of former state Rep. Gabrielle LeDoux over alleged violations of state elections law declared a mistrial on Monday.
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