The Constitution of Alaska is a masterpiece of careful thought and straightforward language. Among other things it enshrines the right of privacy. Not implied but declared, Article 1, section 22 ...

Vic Fischer, the last living signer of Alaska’s constitution, died Sunday at his Anchorage home. He was 99. Fischer was born in Berlin in 1924, to a Russian mother and an American father.

Alaska constitutional convention delegate Vic Fischer signs Alaska's first constitution in 1955. (Courtesy Vic Fischer) At 98, Fischer is the last surviving delegate from Alaska’s first and only ...

A federal magistrate judge has ruled that the state of Alaska did not violate the U.S. Constitution when it acted to limit intoxicating hemp products in 2023. In an order published May 23, Magistrate ...

Alaska’s original constitution is one of the things in government that is working well and should be left alone. Article XIII, Section 4 of the Alaska constitution gives voters the opportunity ...

This is not a healthy environment for treating the constitution as a blank piece of paper and writing a new version with a politically infused Sharpie. But that’s where Alaska could be headed.

That language had its day in court, and the constitution prevailed. Since this decision was announced, there has been a great deal of speculation, animosity, and vitriol aimed at NEA-Alaska ...

A constitutional convention would encourage horse-trading with Alaska’s foundation and future. It would inevitably be a negotiation involving numerous special interests. Like any negotiation in ...

We have also recognized "that 'the right to make decisions about medical treatments for oneself … is a fundamental liberty and privacy right' under the Alaska Constitution." This right must ...

May 1 is Law Day and its near coincidence with Alaska Constitution Day (April 24), is worth noting. Alaska has been spared the partisan wars of federal judicial appointments because our ...