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February 14, 2019


February 14, 2019
Nieves v. Bartlett, 17-1174
Free Speech
Whether a plaintiff who claims that a police officer retaliated against his First Amendment-protected expression by arresting him for a misdemeanor is barred from suing if the police had probable cause for his arrest.
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July 22, 2016


July 22, 2016
Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest et al. v. State of Alaska
Reproductive Freedom
Status: Closed (Judgment)
On July 22, 2016,The Alaska Supreme Court struck down the requirement, finding that there was no basis on which to distinguish between minors seeking abortion and minors carrying to term – burdening only minors seeking abortion therefore violates the equal protection guarantees of the Alaska Constitution.
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April 25, 2014


April 25, 2014
Schmidt and Schuh v. Alaska
LGBTQ Rights
Status: Closed (Judgment)
Same-sex couples challenging Alaska’s discriminatory tax law
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February 5, 2014


February 5, 2014
Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest v. Streur
Reproductive Freedom
Status: Closed (Judgment)
VICTORY! Alaska Superior Court strikes down law and Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) regulation that would have severely limited Medicaid coverage of abortions for low-income women.
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April 13, 2012


April 13, 2012
K.L. v. State of Alaska, Department of Administration, Division of Motor Vehicles
LGBTQ Rights
Status: Closed (Judgment)
The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Alaska have filed a brief seeking to allow transgender individuals to correct the gender marker on their driver’s licenses without undergoing major surgery. Currently, Alaska DMV policy requires that individuals wishing to change the sex marker on their driver’s license submit proof of a surgical “sex change”. The state’s surgery requirement places an undue burden on transgender individuals and presents a gross violation of an individual’s right to privacy.
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