Entries Tagged as 'Public Records Act'

Monday, February 1st, 2010

Alaska Legal Miscellanea: Section 1983 Fees, and Alaska’s Public Records Act

Section 1983 fee awards for nominal damages:  The 9th Circuit has affirmed an award of $136,000 in fees in a § 1983 federal civil rights suit (excessive force) where the plaintiff recovered only nominal damages, because the plaintiff sought only nominal damages and achieved a significant public result.  The panel wrote:
A plaintiff who receives a […]

Monday, January 4th, 2010

Alaska Legal Miscellanea: Public Records Act, and The Recession


Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

Another Ethics Act Complaint Against Palin


Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

Alaska Employment Law Miscellanea


Monday, October 20th, 2008

Alaska Public Records Act: Fees and Fee Waivers


Thursday, October 9th, 2008

Alaska Public Records Act