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Oct 16, 2018

ACLU of Alaska Opposes Police Retaliation in Alaskan’s Case Before the U.S. Supreme Court

The ACLU of Alaska has joined national partners on an amicus brief to explain to the U.S. Supreme Court and the State of Alaska that police may not retaliatorily arrest people for verbally challenging the...

Oct 10, 2018

ACLU of Alaska Wins Suit Over Kenai Peninsula Borough’s Discriminatory Invocation Policy

The ACLU of Alaska has prevailed in our suit against the Kenai Peninsula Borough on behalf of Lance Hunt, Iris Fontana, & Elise Boyer, three Kenai residents who challenged the Borough Assembly’s...

Sep 10, 2018

ACLU of Alaska Settles Lawsuit Against Palmer Police for Unlawful Arrest of Immigrant

Today, the ACLU of Alaska announced a settlement in a case filed against the Palmer Police Department (PPD) for their unlawful arrest of Alex Caceda, a Peruvian immigrant, at the request of Immigration and...

Sep 10, 2018

ACLU of Alaska is Fighting for Your Free Speech, Not Billboards

As Alaskans, we all enjoy seeing open spaces, but under our Constitution, we can't let our government use that as a reason to muzzle political speech.

Aug 28, 2018

Statewide Poll Shows Alaskans Deeply Concerned With Kavanaugh Nomination

Today, the ACLU of Alaska released results of a new statewide poll showing Alaskans are concerned that Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court would negatively impact a wide range of issues they...

Aug 23, 2018

ACLU of Alaska Files Suit Against State of Alaska for Unconstitutional Crackdown on Political Speech

Anchorage, AK — Today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska (ACLU), independent expenditure group Dunleavy for Alaska, and Alaska resident Eric Siebels jointly filed suit against the State of Alaska...