Tuesday, September 16th, 2008

Suit to Enjoin Legislative Council Investigation of Gov. Palin

Six Interior Alaska residents, including former Republican Representative Bob Bettisworth, Fairbanks attorney Tom Temple, and local businessperson Jim Dodson, have sued Special Counsel Stephen Branchflower and the Alaska Legislative Council.  Their suit in Fairbanks Superior Court seeks ”to secure their rights as taxpayers and citizens of the State of Alaska to be free from unauthorized, wasteful, and unlawful […]

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Tuesday, September 16th, 2008

9th Cir: Anti-Gag Statute Doesn’t Create Cause of Action

The federal “Anti-Gag Statute” is a budgetary provision that forbids the appropriation of funds “to implement or enforce the agreements in Standard Forms 312 and 4414 of the Government or any other nondisclosure policy, form, or agreement” unless a specific disclaimer is added.  Pub.L. No. 109-1155, § 820, 119 Stat. 2396, 2500-2501 (2005).
The 9th Circuit […]

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