Press Releases

ACLU of Alaska files class action lawsuit against Alaska Department of Corrections for religious discrimination at Anchorage Correctional Complex

The ACLU of Alaska has filed a class action lawsuit against the Alaska Department of Corrections for the denial of religious accommodations for Muslim people detained at Anchorage Correctional Complex.   
Issue Areas: Criminal Legal Reform

Alaska Court hears oral arguments in lawsuit to expand abortion access

A trial will begin in a state superior court in Alaska in a lawsuit to expand abortion access in the state by permanently blocking a physician-only law that prevents advanced practice clinicians (APCs) to provide both medication and aspiration abortion.

AFN resolution calls for investigation into disproportionate number of Alaska Native deaths in prisons statewide

On Saturday, October 21, the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) introduced and passed Resolution 23-07, calling for an independent federal investigation into the disproportionate prison deaths of Alaska Native people in Department of Corrections (DOC) custody.  

Alaska Department of Education prohibits trans girls from participating in school sports 

Today, the Alaska State Board of Education and Early Development approved a proposal that violates the privacy and equal protection rights of students across Alaska.

ACLU of Alaska sues the Alaska Department of Corrections for wrongful deaths of incarcerated Alaskans

The ACLU of Alaska and the law firm of Friedman Rubin filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Alaska Department of Corrections (DOC) on behalf of the family of James Rider, one of the 18 people who died while incarcerated in 2022.

Abatement notices in Davis Park are rescinded following ACLU of Alaska lawsuit

The Municipality of Anchorage rescinded its order to abate homeless camps in and around Davis Park following an ACLU of Alaska lawsuit.

ACLU of Alaska defends Constitutional rights of unhoused Alaskans in Davis Park

On Wednesday, the ACLU of Alaska filed thirteen appeals in Alaska Superior Court on behalf of people experiencing homelessness in Anchorage who were unconstitutionally abated from Davis Park in the Mountain View neighborhood.

ACLU of Alaska fights back against Anchorage's war on homeless people

The ACLU of Alaska is taking action on behalf of houseless individuals currently camping at Cuddy Park and facing unlawful abatement as a result of the city’s failure to provide indoor shelter.