January 20, 2023 (Anchorage, AK) – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit affirmed a permanent injunction from a lower court benefiting states this morning. It held that the offset provision in the American Rescue Plan Act is unconstitutional under …
January 17, 2023 (Anchorage, AK) – With five different opinions issued by three different Solicitors of Indian Affairs in the U.S. Department of the Interior over the past several years, confusion exists over whether the 51-year-old Alaska Native Claims …
January 12, 2023 (Dillingham) – On Jan. 11, in Dillingham Superior Court, James Weedman pled guilty to murder in the second degree and sexual assault in the second degree. The charges stem from the 2020 murder and sexual assault of a New Stuyahok woman …
January 11, 2023 (Anchorage, AK) – Despite the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) attempt to exclude the State of Alaska, on Jan. 9, a U.S. District Court judge granted the State’s motion to intervene in a case that involves regulation of the …
January 6, 2023 (Anchorage, AK) – Today, 57-year-old Gilbert Dugaqua was sentenced by Anchorage Superior Court Judge Andrew Peterson for murdering his roommate in October 2019. Judge Peterson sentenced Dugaqua to one count of second-degree murder, an …
Jan. 5, 2023 (Anchorage, AK) – Assistant Attorney General Mark Clark is appointed to be the District Attorney for Bethel. He is replacing Chris Knowles who is stepping down and leaving the state to help address family medical issues. Clark joined the …
December 28, 2022 (Anchorage, AK) – Today, 32-year-old Alex Bender was sentenced by Anchorage Superior Court Judge Erin Marston for attempting to kill another inmate at Anchorage Correctional Complex. Bender was convicted by a jury in May 2022. Evidence at …
December 27, 2022 (Anchorage, AK) – A main supplier of methamphetamine and heroin to the Fairbanks area, 32-year-old Cody Michael Stockton, was found guilty of three drug counts on Dec. 22, including first-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance …
December 27, 2022 (Anchorage, AK) – On December 22, 2022, Superior Court Judge Eric Aarseth sentenced Douglas Sheldon to 25 years with 9 years suspended, 16 years to serve for the crime of attempted sexual assault in the first degree. Evidence at trial …
Dec. 19, 2022 (Anchorage, AK) – The State of Alaska recently agreed to three multi-state settlements with opioid manufacturers and a chain pharmacy in ongoing legal actions relating to the opioid crisis. These include Walmart for approximately $8.5 million …
December 16, 2022 (Anchorage, AK) – Anchorage Superior Court Judge Andrew Peterson sentenced Vanessa Renea Nick to a composite sentence of 36 months with 30 months suspended for striking another vehicle at the round about traffic device on eastbound …
December 16, 2022 (Anchorage, AK) – Anchorage Superior Court Judge Andrew Peterson sentenced Forestt Jesse Joe Bozeman to serve a composite sentence of 6 years and 360 days with 3 years and 330 days suspended for striking a motorcyclist that was stopped …
December 12, 2022 (Wrangell, AK) – Today, Sitka Superior Court Judge Jude Pate sentenced 41-year-old Dusty Cowan to seven years in prison for soliciting sexual photos from a minor as well as sending photos of his penis to the minor. Cowan was previously …
December 9, 2022 (Anchorage, AK) – Today, 22-year-old Robert Smith pleaded guilty to one count of murder in the second degree for the April 12, 2018, shooting death of Sosaia Finau in Anchorage. Anchorage Superior Court Judge Eric Aarseth accepted Smith’s …
December 9, 2022 (Anchorage, AK) – Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor filed a lawsuit yesterday against Simple Save Protection LLC, a Missouri company that markets vehicle service contracts. The lawsuit alleges that the defendants sent hundreds and …
December 2, 2022 (Anchorage, AK) – On Dec. 1, 2022, Superior Court Judge Kevin M. Saxby sentenced Anchorage resident Sephan James Allen to 21 years in prison for a string of armed robberies that took place in 2019 and 2020 between Anchorage, Chugiak, Eagle …
November 30, 2022 (Anchorage, AK) – The State of Alaska continues to hold the federal government accountable for failing to clean up contaminated lands transferred to Alaska Natives as part of the 1971 Alaska Claims Settlement Act. On Nov. 23, the State …
November 29, 2022 (Anchorage, AK) – Today, Anchorage Superior Court Judge Andrew Peterson sentenced Christopher Lee Jordan to serve a composite sentence of 20 years with eight years suspended for striking six vehicles while driving under the influence of …
November 28, 2022 (Anchorage, AK) – Today, Anchorage Superior Court Judge Erin Marston sentenced 31-year-old Rigoberto Guillermo Walker to serve 40 years in prison for the attempted murder of a 74-year-old woman in 2019. Walker was convicted at trial by …
November 21, 2022 (Kodiak, AK) – Alaska Superior Court Judge Stephen Wallace sentenced 60-year-old Evan P. Nicolai to five years in prison for sexual abuse of a minor in the second degree. Nicolai will be on probation for 16 years and will be required to …
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