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US Supreme Court rules Alaska Native Corporations are eligible for CARES Act funds

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Supreme Court on Friday in a 6-3 ruling held that Alaska Native Corporations (ANCs) are eligible to receive some of the $8 billion made available to Native American tribes by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. ANCs are companies created by Congress in 1971 and owned by Alaska Natives.

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Justices side with Alaska Native corporations in dispute over COVID aid

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Share Alaska Native corporations are eligible for about $500 million in COVID-19 relief money that Congress earmarked for Native American tribes, the Supreme Court ruled Friday. The case required the court to decide whether Alaska Native corporations are “Indian tribes” for the purpose of the 2020 CARES Act.

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“Alaska Supreme Court confirms Rep. Lance Pruitt’s 11-vote loss in Anchorage state House race”

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Alaska Supreme Court confirms Rep. Becky Bohrer of The Associated Press reports that “ Alaska Supreme Court rules against Pruitt election challenge.” ” And Rashah McChesney of Alaska Public Media reports that “ Alaska Supreme Court strikes down Rep. .”

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On LawNext: How A New Kind of Justice Worker Could Narrow the Justice Gap, with Nikole Nelson, CEO of Frontline Justice

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Before starting there in November, Nelson had been executive director of Alaska Legal Services Corporation , where she was instrumental in launching a statewide community justice worker project that won the 2019 World Justice Challenge.

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The constitutionality of a magnet school’s admissions policy

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Next up is Alaska v. Alaska State Employees Association. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees , the Supreme Court held that a state’s mandating payment of public union agency fees from nonconsenting public-sector employees violates the First Amendment. In Janus v.

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US Supreme Court refuses to move California suit against oil companies to federal court

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The US Supreme Court declined Monday to take up an appeal by a group of oil companies challenging a California state court ruling permitting two California cities to sue for damages related to climate change, meaning the case will be heard in state court.

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Court rules Alaskan lawmaker eligible for office despite membership in the Oath Keepers

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Under Article XII Section 4 of the Alaska Constitution, any person who supports or belongs to an organization advocating for the “overthrow by force or violence” of the state or federal government is disqualified for office. .