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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Nov 18, 2014

Duryea v. Alaska

Status: On appeal

For over 20 years, Alaska courts have said that prisoners who were found guilty but mentally ill have the same right as any other prisoner to apply for parole and show that they are not dangerous; the...

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Apr 25, 2014

Schmidt v. Alaska

Status: Victory!

Alaska allows cities to reduce property taxes on elderly or disabled married couples, but wouldn't allow same-sex couples access to that benefit. The ACLU of Alaska, along with the national ACLU LGBT...

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Feb 11, 2013

Alaska v. Ivan

Status: On appeal

Due to a reduced run of king salmon, Alaska closed the lower Kuskokwim River’s subsistence fisheries in summer 2012. Fishing for salmon is a key part of the Yup’ik religion and 21 people allegedly...

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Jul 18, 2011

K.L. vs D.M.V.

Status: Decided

K.L., a transgender woman, was told she had to submit proof that she underwent gender reassignment surgery in order to keep the driver's license that identifies her as a woman. We filed suit on her behalf...

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Jun 25, 2010

Cadle v. Alaska

Status: Lost

In 2010, the Alaska Department of Law seized hundreds of private patient files from a Ketchikan medical office. It did not tell the patients that it took their files, it did not give them a way to get...

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Feb 20, 2010

Alaska v. Holder

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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