ETHICS & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY Supreme Court of Alaska (2025) Michael Ash In Sheldon-Lee v. Birch Horton Bittner, Inc., 565 P.3d 985 (Alaska 2025), the Supreme Court of Alaska adopted the continuous representation rule in attorney-malpractice cases, vacating summary judgment that had dismissed a malpractice claim as time-barred under the statute of limitations. (Id. at 995). Continue Reading »
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW Court of Appeals of Alaska (2025) Olivia Sontag In State v. Rosenbruch-Decker, 567 P.3d 715 (Alaska Ct. App. 2025), the Court of Appeals of Alaska held that two game guides violated a regulation prohibiting “taking” of game animal with the aid of a wireless communication device when they used a radio to locate Continue Reading »
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (2025) Adam Yaggy In Center for Biological Diversity v. United States Bureau of Land Management, 141 F.4th 976 (9th Cir. 2025), the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that the Bureau of Land Management’s use of the “full field development” Continue Reading »
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW Supreme Court of Alaska (2025) Adam Yaggy In Cassell v. State, 567 P.3d 1273 (Alaska 2025), the Supreme Court of Alaska held that a regulation treating Alaska residents differently than nonresidents for the purpose of hunting Kodiak brown bears did not violate the Alaska state constitution. (Id. at 1275). A hunting regulation places Continue Reading »
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (2025) Mike Galane In State, Department of Fish & Game v. Federal Subsistence Board 139 F.4th 773 (9th Cir. 2025), the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that ANILCA provides the Federal Subsistence Board the power to authorize an emergency Continue Reading »
ELECTION LAW Supreme Court of Alaska (2025) Drew Loughlin In Medicine. Crow v. Beecher, 570 P.3d 452 (Alaska 2025), the Supreme Court of Alaska affirmed the superior court’s decision to certify a ballot initiative, which was challenged because of corrections made to circulators’ certifications of the petition booklets. (Id. at 453). The ballot initiative, which Continue Reading »
ELECTION LAW Supreme Court of Alaska (2025) Michael Ash In Alaska Democratic Party v. Beecher, 572 P.3d 556 (Alaska 2025), the Supreme Court of Alaska explained the reasoning behind a short order decision from September 2024, which allowed Hafner, the sixth place finisher in a ranked choice primary contest, to be elevated to one of Continue Reading »
EDUCATION LAW Supreme Court of Alaska (2025) Jordan Scott In Stirling v. North Slope Borough School District, 565 P.3d 181 (Alaska 2025), the Supreme Court of Alaska held that a public school principal’s for-cause termination for incompetency was supported by substantial evidence because his actions rendered him unable to perform his customary duties due to Continue Reading »
EDUCATION LAW Supreme Court of Alaska (2025) Teddy Brodsky In State, Department of Education and Early Development v. Alexander, 566 P.3d 268 (Alaska 2025), the Supreme Court of Alaska held that statutes authorizing correspondence study programs and allotments for educational expenses were not facially unconstitutional. (Id. at 271). Alaska law allows school districts to operate Continue Reading »
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Court of Appeals of Alaska (2025) James Blair In Weston v. State, 574 P.3d 1173 (Alaska 2025), the Court of Appeals of Alaska held that when a legal intern’s participation in a criminal defense complies with Alaska Bar Rule 44 and a licensed attorney supervises the intern, a criminal defendant’s right to counsel Continue Reading »
