To end the year, two vignettes about clashes between private “holiday” displays and the strictures of land use law. First, in Anchorage, Alaska, the city has for a number of winters battled a large snowman on property. Although it
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Snowzilla: Public Nuisance
By propertyprof
Thanks to a tip from a former student (Addie McKinney) I see that Snowzilla (a two story tall snowman) has been abated in Anchorage. From the introduction to the Anchorage Daily News story:Anchorage’s famous giant snow man, Snowzilla, finally…
Supreme Court takes up “right to DNA evidence” case
Main November 3, 2008Supreme Court takes up “right to DNA evidence” caseThough not dealing with a sentencing issue, the Supreme Court granted review today in a case that could have all sorts of ripples through prisoner rights’ litigation. Here are…
Senator Ted Stevens not (yet) disenfranchised
Main October 30, 2008Senator Ted Stevens not (yet) disenfranchisedThis article in the Anchorage Daily News, headlined “Stevens keeps right to vote until sentencing,” keeps up with the latest legal news surrounding Senator Ted Stevens: Sen. Ted Stevens gets to…
Immigration Daily Tidbits
Immigration Daily has several interesting tidbits in today’s editionREAL ID ConsequencesThe Anchorage Daily News recently featured a story about a woman who tried to renew her driver’s license and was informed that the name she had been using for 25…
Lab helps ensure safety of food supply
The Anchorage Daily News reports that cardboard box was rushed to Anchorage’s new Environmental Health Laboratory on Thursday. It’s urgent cargo: nine geoducks.
Divers on Wednesday had plunged 40 feet down near Sitka to harvest the giant clams with bulging…
Alaska’sBlakelyfix is now law
Main March 23, 2005Alaska’s Blakely fix is now lawEarlier this month I reported here on the bill in Alaska designed to bring the state’s sentencing system into compliance with Blakely. This article indicates that Alaska’s Blakely fix became law on…