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Alaska lawmakers must think twice about blocking on Facebook

  • John O’Brien | Legal Newsline

(Legal Newsline) – The Alaska Supreme Court won’t let state lawmakers block members of the public on Facebook and delete their comments, rejecting the appeal of a minor punishment imposed on a former state senator.

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Legislative immunity clause protects Alaska ethics investigations, state Supreme Court says

  • James Brooks

The Alaska Supreme Court on Friday upheld a lower court’s decision to dismiss a lawsuit by former state Sen. Lora Reinbold, R-Eagle River, against the state of Alaska and the Alaska Legislature’s committee on legislative ethics. Reinbold had sued the committee and the state’s executive branch in 2022 after the committee concluded that Reinbold had […]