Alaska Statute Tort 
JonathanTurley
AUGUST 29, 2024
Over the years, I have written repeatedly ( here , here , here , here , and here ) about the interesting defamation case brought by Sarah Palin, the former Alaska governor and 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee, agains the New York Times. The judge in the case U.S. Finally, opinion is already protected from defamation actions.
SCOTUSBlog
APRIL 21, 2021
United States that the Federal Tort Claims Act, through which Congress generally waived the federal government’s sovereign immunity from tort liability, does not extend to service-members’ injuries that “arise out of or are in the course of activity incident” to a person’s active duty service in the military. The last case is Alaska v.
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JonathanTurley
FEBRUARY 18, 2022
Here is the column: For those of us who teach torts, we are living in the golden age of defamation. Most recently, after numerous efforts to dismiss the case, The New York Times found itself in court defending an editorial that bizarrely appeared to blame former Alaska Gov. Devin Nunes, R-Calif. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz.
ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
NOVEMBER 7, 2017
The court also dismissed defamation and related state tort claims. The court also granted motions to strike the state law claims pursuant to California’s anti-SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation) statute. Alaska , No. 3AN-17-__ (Alaska Super.
ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
FEBRUARY 10, 2020
The defendants filed their reply brief on January 22, 2020, reiterating their arguments that the Tenth Circuit should review the entire remand order, not just the district court’s determination that removal was not proper under the federal-officer removal statute, and that there were multiple valid grounds for removal. City of Oakland v.
ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
NOVEMBER 16, 2020
The First Circuit—like the Fourth, Ninth, and Tenth Circuits in other climate change cases—concluded that the scope of its appellate review was limited to whether the defendants properly removed the case under the federal-officer removal statute. Second Lawsuit Filed to Challenge 211-Mile Mining Access Road in Alaska. Padgett , No.
ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
FEBRUARY 10, 2021
After Denying Motions to Stop Construction Activities in National Petroleum Reserve, Alaska Federal Court Enjoined Certain Work for Two Weeks. Alaska Feb. The magistrate judge concluded that the suit was barred by the statute of limitations. Alaska Jan. Sovereign Iñupiat for a Living Arctic v. WildEarth Guardians v.
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