Alaska
Arctic Village Council v. Meyer
The lawsuit, Arctic Village Council v. Meyer, sought to waive a provision of state law for the November general election that requires voters who submit a mail-in absentee ballot to have a witness sign their ballot return envelope even in the midst of a highly contagious and deadly pandemic.
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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7 Alaska Cases
U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 2019
Free Speech
Criminal Law Reform
Nieves v. Bartlett, 17-1174
Whether a plaintiff who claims that a police officer retaliated against his First Amendment-protected expression by arresting him for a misdemeanor is barred from suing if the police had probable cause for his arrest.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 2019
Free Speech
Criminal Law Reform
Nieves v. Bartlett, 17-1174
Whether a plaintiff who claims that a police officer retaliated against his First Amendment-protected expression by arresting him for a misdemeanor is barred from suing if the police had probable cause for his arrest.
U.S. Supreme Court
Jul 2016
Reproductive Freedom
Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest et al. v. State of Alaska
On July 22, 2016,The Alaska Supreme Court struck down the requirement, finding that there was no basis on which to distinguish between minors seeking abortion and minors carrying to term 鈥� burdening only minors seeking abortion therefore violates the equal protection guarantees of the Alaska Constitution.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jul 2016
Reproductive Freedom
Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest et al. v. State of Alaska
On July 22, 2016,The Alaska Supreme Court struck down the requirement, finding that there was no basis on which to distinguish between minors seeking abortion and minors carrying to term 鈥� burdening only minors seeking abortion therefore violates the equal protection guarantees of the Alaska Constitution.
U.S. Supreme Court
Apr 2014
LGBTQ Rights
Schmidt and Schuh v. Alaska
Same-sex couples challenging Alaska's discriminatory tax law
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U.S. Supreme Court
Apr 2014
LGBTQ Rights
Schmidt and Schuh v. Alaska
Same-sex couples challenging Alaska's discriminatory tax law
Alaska
Feb 2014
Reproductive Freedom
Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest v. Streur
VICTORY! Alaska Superior Court strikes down law and Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) regulation that would have severely limited Medicaid coverage of abortions for low-income women.
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Alaska
Feb 2014
Reproductive Freedom
Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest v. Streur
VICTORY! Alaska Superior Court strikes down law and Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) regulation that would have severely limited Medicaid coverage of abortions for low-income women.