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League of Women Voters of Alaska’s Position on Judicial Appointment & Retention

The League of Women Voters of Alaska strongly supports a judicial appointment and retention process that is merit-based, transparent, representative of and responsive to the

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Alaska Court System fires magistrate judge who wrote public letter criticizing Republican Party

The Alaska Court System fired the state’s longest-serving magistrate judge on Wednesday after he wrote a letter to the editor saying that the Republican Party “is actively

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Courts Protect Fundamental Rights from Tyranny of the Majority

As Americans, we proudly embrace the promise of equality. Our Declaration of Independence proclaims “that all men are created equal.” The 14th Amendment to the

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Alaska shouldn’t risk the free-for-all of a constitutional convention

The Alaska Constitution requires that every 10 years, voters consider whether it’s time to elect and convene a group of several dozen Alaskans to rewrite

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Gov. Dunleavy wants new nominees for Alaska Supreme Court vacancy in latest dispute over judicial picks

With 10 days to pick Alaska’s next Supreme Court justice, Gov. Mike Dunleavy is pushing back against a list of nominees sent to him by

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Babcock attack undermines judicial independence

The only thing missing from the ignorant rant by State Farm insurance agent Kristie Babcock against Chief Justice Joel Bolger was the acknowledgment of the

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Alaska governor reignites fight over judicial picks

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy asked the council that screens and nominates judicial applicants Thursday for a new slate of candidates for

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Attacks on Chief Justice Bolger are unfounded, unprofessional

In a recent opinion piece, Kristie Babcock called into question Chief Justice Joel Bolger’s dedication to fairness, diversity and rural Alaska, based on his vote declining to advance

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Kristie Babcock’s Hatchet Job on Joel Bolger

When WC was a first year law student in Chicago, our Civil Procedure professor took us to Cook County Courthouse to meet the presiding judge

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The irony of Kristie Babcock’s attack on Chief Justice Joel Bolger

The opinion piece by Kristie Babcock recently published in the Anchorage Daily News, in which she accuses Chief Justice Joel Bolger of being a racist for

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Babcock attack on chief justice undermines judicial independence

The only thing missing from the ignorant rant by State Farm insurance agent Kristie Babcock against Chief Justice Joel Bolger was the acknowledgment of the

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Governor pans the nominees for Supreme Court justices

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy today asked the Alaska Judicial Council to reconsider their nominations to the Alaska Supreme Court. He said the choices given to