Alaska
Arctic Village Council v. Meyer
The lawsuit, Arctic Village Council v. Meyer, sought to waive a provision of state law for the November general election that requires voters who submit a mail-in absentee ballot to have a witness sign their ballot return envelope even in the midst of a highly contagious and deadly pandemic.
Status: Closed (Judgment)
View Case
Visit ACLU of Alaska
Stay informed about our latest work in the courts.
By completing this form, I agree to receive occasional emails per the terms of the ACLU's privacy statement.
All Cases
7 Alaska Cases
U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 2019
![Nieves v. Bartlett, 17-1174](https://www.aclu.org/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
Nieves v. Bartlett, 17-1174
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.
View case
![Nieves v. Bartlett, 17-1174](https://www.aclu.org/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
U.S. Supreme Court
Free Speech
Criminal Law Reform
Nieves v. Bartlett, 17-1174
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.
Feb 2019
View case
U.S. Supreme Court
Jul 2016
![Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest et al. v. State of Alaska](https://www.aclu.org/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest et al. v. State of Alaska
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.
Status: Closed (Judgment)
View case
![Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest et al. v. State of Alaska](https://www.aclu.org/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
U.S. Supreme Court
Reproductive Freedom
Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest et al. v. State of Alaska
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.
Jul 2016
Status: Closed (Judgment)
View case
U.S. Supreme Court
Apr 2014
![Schmidt and Schuh v. Alaska](https://www.aclu.org/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
Schmidt and Schuh v. Alaska
Same-sex couples challenging Alaska’s discriminatory tax law
Status: Closed (Judgment)
View case
![Schmidt and Schuh v. Alaska](https://www.aclu.org/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
U.S. Supreme Court
LGBTQ Rights
Schmidt and Schuh v. Alaska
Same-sex couples challenging Alaska’s discriminatory tax law
Apr 2014
Status: Closed (Judgment)
View case
Alaska
Feb 2014
![Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest v. Streur](https://www.aclu.org/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest v. Streur
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.
Status: Closed (Judgment)
View case
![Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest v. Streur](https://www.aclu.org/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
Alaska
Reproductive Freedom
Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest v. Streur
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.
Feb 2014
Status: Closed (Judgment)
View case