Newsletter - March 23rd, 2026
The Appointment of John Wood Harms Our Judicial Integrity
John Wood has challenged the Alaska Judicial Council’s decades-long approach to providing Alaskans with clear and...
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Newsletter - February 6th, 2026
Why should judicial independence matter to Alaskans?
Judicial independence – a judge’s ability to be free from outside interference in their decision-making, to be free from political and ideological pressures to issue...
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Newsletter - January 7th, 2026
State vs. Federal Process
In our most recent December newsletter, we provided a portion of a presentation given by Retired Superior Court Judge Elaine Andrews to a community forum....
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Newsletter - December 18th, 2025
Can You Count On The Courts?
This past year has seen a staggering number of attacks against law firms and state and federal judges across the nation, with a sharp rise in...
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Newsletter - November 18th, 2025
Kindred Disbarred
On November 7th, the Alaska Supreme Court finalized the disbarment of Joshua Kindred, a former federal judge who was forced to resign after an investigation...
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Newsletter - September 29th, 2025
The AK Constitution Is Clear RE: John Wood
Greetings from Alaskans for Fair Courts! Here is a quick update about our lawsuit against Governor Dunleavy challenging his “appointment” of attorney John W. Wood...
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Newsletter - August 11th, 2025
Dunleavy’s Blatant Disregard For Rule of Law
Greetings from Alaskans for Fair Courts, we hope you are enjoying your summer! By now you are aware that we sued Governor Dunleavy and attorney...
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Newsletter - July 17th, 2025
Holding Judges Accountable
Alaskans benefit from three different mechanisms built into state law that help ensure that state judges will be held to the highest standards of their...
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Newsletter - June 26th, 2025
Dunleavy’s Constitutional Violation
Governor Dunleavy finally filled the third non-attorney position on the Alaska Judicial Council that has been vacant since Dave Parker’s term expired on March 1,...
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Newsletter - June 18th, 2025
Two Judges, Single Opinion
As retired Superior Court Judges with over 70 years of service behind us, we are deeply concerned by the continuing attacks on the legitimacy of...
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Newsletter - May 19th, 2025
Attacks On Lawyers
“The First Thing We Do Is, Let’s Kill All the Lawyers….”William Shakespeare, from Henry VI, Part II
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