93 ABA Journal Alaska articles.
Oops. Jurors deliberating in the high-profile corruption trial of Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens spotted an error today in his indictment.
“Among the seven charges in the indictment, prosecutors said that…
Oct 27, 2008 7:21 PM CDT
Two law professors are wondering why the University of Tennessee student charged with hacking into Sarah Palin’s e-mail account was charged with a felony.
Law professors Orin Kerr of George…
Oct 14, 2008 12:50 PM CDT
After meeting in closed session for much of the day, an Alaska legislative committee released an investigative report concluding that Gov. Sarah Palin abused her power by trying to get…
Oct 11, 2008 1:50 AM CDT
The Alaska Supreme Court refused today to call a halt to the “Troopergate” ethics investigation of Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republican nominee for vice president.
That sets the stage for…
Oct 10, 2008 12:40 AM CDT
The judge in the corruption case against Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, has eliminated some evidence due to Brady violations.
Because prosecutors didn’t turn over exculpatory evidence to the defense, as…
Oct 9, 2008 12:11 AM CDT
The federal judge overseeing the gift-giving case against Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, angrily rebuked the Justice Department for mishandling a witness.
U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan didn’t go so far…
Sep 29, 2008 5:15 AM CDT
Testimony began Thursday in the case against Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, the first such trial against a sitting senator in more than 20 years.
Stevens’s lawyer, Brendan Sullivan, opened by…
Sep 26, 2008 3:01 PM CDT
In what a columnist for U.S. News & World Report describes as a “loony claim,” a former press secretary for Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah…
Sep 16, 2008 11:02 PM CDT
The husband of Alaska governor and GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has been subpoenaed, along with aides who have refused to cooperate in an investigation of whether she improperly…
Sep 12, 2008 11:23 PM CDT
Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is being represented by an Anchorage lawyer in a probe into the firing of Alaska’s public safety commissioner.
Employment and professional liability lawyer Thomas…
Sep 2, 2008 10:59 AM CDT
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear an environmental challenge to a gold mining company’s plan to dump waste in a lake in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest.
At issue…
Jun 27, 2008 4:51 PM CDT
Actuaries who advise governments about pension fund obligations are facing lawsuits when shortfalls arise.
Suits have been filed over rosy economic assumptions made by actuaries advising the state of Alaska,…
May 21, 2008 1:03 PM CDT
Last year, Alaska officials weren’t successful when they sought $12 million from the state legislature to fund potential litigation against a former Alaska actuary.
But that didn’t prove to be…
Dec 18, 2007 11:59 PM CST
If you happen to see children in the northern Indian state of Haryana with a touch of dye on their pinkie fingers and smiley face stickers on their shirts, chances…
Jun 5, 2007 8:10 PM CDT
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