Alaska’s first law school is satellite Seattle U campus

A long-planned satellite campus of Seattle University School of Law is opening in Anchorage, Alaska, establishing the state’s first law school.

Available to law students throughout the country, the one-year…

Aug 24, 2015 6:30 AM CDT

Using hot sauce on boy for ‘Dr. Phil’ show was bid for attention, not discipline, court rules

Determining what constitutes “reasonable parental discipline” can be difficult, because this standard is vague, argued an Alaska mom famous for forcing an adopted child to consume hot sauce as a…

Aug 3, 2015 1:15 PM CDT

Judge who remarked on ‘temptresses’ who are ‘asking for it’ faces ethics complaint

An Alaska judge is accused in an ethics complaint of making insensitive remarks, including statements about “temptresses” who are “asking for it.”

Judge Timothy Dooley of Nome is accused of…

May 27, 2015 7:15 AM CDT

Did local defense attorney’s criticism spark governor’s unusual firing of top prosecutor?

A longtime prosecutor says she was fired Sunday by Alaska’s governor in a move that news reports suggest may be unprecedented.

No specifc reason was given by newly elected Gov.…

Feb 25, 2015 12:25 PM CST

Assistant DA is shot and killed; alleged gunman was motivated by jealousy, police say

Updated: An assistant district attorney in Barrow, Alaska, was shot and killed at his girlfriend’s home on Monday.

A suspect who formerly dated the woman is being held in the…

Dec 10, 2014 3:15 PM CST

Voters OK recreational pot in these jurisdictions

Voters in Alaska, Oregon, Washington, D.C., and the city of South Portland, Maine, voted to legalize recreational pot on Tuesday.

Those jurisdictions join Colorado and Washington state, which already allow…

Nov 5, 2014 8:10 AM CST

Federal judges OK same-sex marriage in Arizona and Wyoming; SCOTUS declines Alaska stay

Barriers to same-sex marriages were removed by federal courts in three more states Friday.

Federal district judges struck bans in Arizona and Wyoming and the U.S. Supreme Court declined to…

Oct 17, 2014 5:25 PM CDT

Judge makes court instructions easier to understand for those with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder

A judge in Barrow, Alaska, is trying to make courtroom proceedings easier to understand for defendants who suffer brain damage caused by their mothers’ drinking during pregnancy.

Judge Michael Jeffery…

Jun 4, 2014 11:00 AM CDT

Lawyer writes Congress with his money-saving idea: Fire me and my co-workers

The inspector general for an economic development commission in Alaska has a money saving idea: His agency, he tells Congress, should be defunded.

Mike Marsh, the inspector general for the…

Sep 30, 2013 11:25 AM CDT

Ex-judge charged with stealing drug evidence while on the bench

A former Pennsylvania court judge has been charged on multiple counts of theft and drug possession.

The charges against retired Washington County Common Pleas judge Paul Pozonsky, who stepped down…

May 23, 2013 7:54 PM CDT

Sovereign Citizen Couple Plead Guilty in Plot to Kill Federal Judge

A couple who were active in the sovereign citizens movement have pleaded guilty to conspiring to kill a federal judge who presided in a tax case that cost them their…

Aug 28, 2012 11:29 AM CDT

Law Office Worker Can Sue ‘Diva’ Lawyer Who Lunged and Raised His Fist, Columnist Says

A law office worker who felt threatened by a lawyer who lunged, cursed and raised his fist can file a lawsuit, according to a newspaper columnist who owns a management…

Jul 30, 2012 1:15 PM CDT

Palin Emails Show Upset at ‘Frivolous Suits’ and Personal Legal Bills

Sarah Palin complained about “frivolous suits” and mounting legal bills in the months before she resigned from her position as Alaska’s governor in July 2009, according to emails released on…

Feb 24, 2012 1:02 PM CST

Alaska Mom Convicted of Child Abuse for Hot-Sauce Discipline Portrayed on ‘Dr. Phil’

An Anchorage, Alaska, mom who punished her adopted son with hot sauce and a cold shower has been convicted of misdemeanor child abuse.

Sentencing for Jessica Beagley is scheduled for…

Aug 24, 2011 12:13 PM CDT

Child Abuse Trial Begins for Mom Charged After Sending Video of Hot Sauce Discipline to Dr. Phil

An Alaska woman and her police officer husband intended to help two Russian orphans by adopting the twin boys, her lawyer told a jury.

But after she sent a video…

Aug 17, 2011 11:58 PM CDT