Army Corps of Engineers has statutory authority to regulate dumping fill: Supreme Court
June 22, 2009
[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] ruled [opinion, PDF] 6-3 Monday in Coeur Alaska, Inc. v. Southeast Alaska Conservation Council and Alaska v. Southeast Alaska Conservation Council [Cornell LII backgrounder; JURIST report] that the US Army Corps of Engineers [offi....... [more] 
Supreme Court finds Alaska shipping tax unconstitutional
June 15, 2009
[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] issued opinions in two cases Monday. The Court ruled [opinion, PDF] 7-2 in Polar Tankers v. City of Valdez [Cornell LII backgrounder; JURIST report] that a municipal tax that falls exclusively on large vessels in the cityâ??s harb....... [more]
DOJ asks Ninth Circuit to remand corruption case against Alaska lawmakers
June 5, 2009
[JURIST] The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday asked the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit [official websites] to remand the case of two convicted Alaska lawmakers [press release] to district court and to release the prisoners on their own recognizance. Admitting that DOJ prosecutor....... [more]
Supreme Court hears arguments on constitutionality of Alaska ship tax
April 1, 2009
[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] on Wednesday heard oral arguments [day call, PDF; briefs] in Polar Tankers v. City of Valdez [oral arguments transcript, PDF; JURISTreport], where the Court will consider whether a municipal tax that falls exclusively on large ves....... [more]
Supreme Court hears EPA, Iran compensation, clemency cases
January 12, 2009
[JURIST] The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in three cases. In Coeur Alaska, Inc. v. Southeast Alaska Conservation Council and Alaska v. Southeast Alaska Conservation Council, the Court heard arguments on whether the US Army Corps of....... [more]
Palin did not violate ethics act: Alaska board
November 4, 2008
'[JURIST] The Alaskan Personnel Board on Monday released a report finding that governor and Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin did not violate state ethics rules when she fired former public safety commissioner Walter Monegan. Monegan had....... [more]
Alaska legislature panel report finds Palin in violation of ethics act
October 11, 2008
'[JURIST] The Alaskan Legislative Council on Friday released a report finding that Alaskan Governor and current Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin violated the state''s Executive Branch Ethics Act by allowing personal ill will to....... [more]
Canadian mining company settles drinking water lawsuit with Alaska Eskimos
September 4, 2008
'[JURIST] Canadian-based Teck Cominco Ltd. asked US District Court Judge John Sedwick Wednesday to approve a$120M settlement agreement with six Eskimo plaintiffs from the Alaskan village of Kivalino. The agreement stems from a 2002 lawsuit filed in the....... [more]
US senator loses bid to move corruption trial to Alaska
August 21, 2008
'[JURIST] A US district court judge ruled Wednesday that US Senator Ted Stevens (R-AK) cannot transfer his corruption trial to Alaska from Washington, DC. Rejecting Stevens'' argument that he needed to be in Alaska to campaign for re-election, US....... [more]
Alaska filing legal challenge to polar bear endangered species listing
May 22, 2008
'[JURIST] Alaska Governor Sarah Palin announced Thursday that her office intends to launch a court challenge to last week''s listing of the polar bear on the US endangered species list. The suit will be filed in US District Court in Washington and will....... [more]
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