Friday, October 31st, 2008

Alaska Attorney General Opinion on Stevens Voting Rights

Senior Assistant Attorney General Michael Barnhill, in his October 29th Memorandum for the State of Alaska Department of Law, opines:
1) conviction of 18 U.S.C. § 1001 is “a felony involving moral turpitude” under AS 15.05.030(a); and
2) a return of a guilty verdict is probably not a “conviction” that would bar Senator Stevens from voting under AS 15.05.030(a).
Barnhill concludes:
According, […]

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Alaska Supreme Court: The Human Rights Act and Estoppel