Cases

The ACLU of Alaska works tirelessly in the courts to defend your constitutional rights and expand your civil liberties. We specialize in impact litigation, which means that we carefully and thoughtfully represent clients in lawsuits that have the potential to not just help them, but also a large number of Alaskans.

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Feb 20, 2010

Alaska v. Holder

Voting Rights

The ACLU of Alaska and the Native American Rights Fund have long protected the right of all Alaskans to vote, including those who are not comfortable with or capable of voting in English. In February 2010,...

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Feb 16, 2010

Nick v. Bethel

Voting Rights
Status: Victory!
The right to vote is fundamental to our democracy, and the ACLU of Alaska believes that access to voting should be unencumbered. On behalf of four Alaska Native elders and four tribal governments, the...
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Wooden gavel
Nov 2, 2007

Alaskans for a Common Language v. Kritz

Free Speech
Status: Victory!
Even though 1 out of 6 Alaskans speak something other than English at home, a 1998 ballot initiative required Alaska and its local governments to only use English. The ACLU of Alaska and the Native...
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Wooden gavel
Nov 2, 2007

Alaska v. Planned Parenthood of Alaska

Reproductive Rights
Status: Victory!

In 2007, the ACLU of Alaska and the Center for Reproductive Rights successfully represented Planned Parenthood of Alaska and local doctors in their challenge to the Alaska Parental Consent Law. While this...

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Wooden gavel
Oct 28, 2005

Alaska Civil Liberties Union v. State of Alaska

LGBTQIA2S+ Rights
Status: Victory!

After the Alaska state constitution was amended in 1998 to reserve marriage to opposite-sex couples only, we filed suit on behalf of nine gay and lesbian couples who were denied access to the employment...

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