Friday, August 15th, 2008

Legal Miscellanea

Guaranteed appellate oral argument:  When the 9th Circuit was recently in Anchorage, some practitioners found out, at the last minute, that the court had cancelled oral argument and taken their matters solely on the briefs.  Unlike the Alaska Supreme Court, the 9th Circuit doesn’t guarantee oral argument - except for pro bono appointed counsel, as […]

Friday, August 15th, 2008

DAlaska: Collateral Estoppel in Title VII and Title 18

U. S. District Judge Timothy Burgess has accorded collateral estoppel effect to Superior Court judgments affirming the Alaska Human Right Commission’s dismissal of charges for lack of substantial evidence. 
Elsa Billingham had filed ASCHR and EEOC charges alleging that the State had discriminated and retaliated against her (age and sex) in the events leading up to […]