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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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...