Monday, January 11th, 2010
Alaska Legal Miscellanea: Pro Se 1983 Complaints, Occupational Licensing
Juneteenth Day lawsuit: U. S. District Judge Timothy Burgess has dismissed claims that then-Gov. Sarah Palin violated constitutional rights by failing to issue a Juneteenth Day proclamation in 2007. Burgess held that the plaintiff (a D. C. resident who complained about Palin’s hiring practices of African-Americans) lacked standing. Burgess conducted “Section 1915 screening” of the pro se plaintiff’s […]