Alaska v. United States

Briefs in Opposition to Alaska’s Effort to Once Again Open Up the Alaska Native Subsistence Rights Litigation

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the new briefs in Alaska v. United States:

Federal BIO

Tribal BIO

Cert petition here.

OMG this is ridiculous.

Alaska v. United States Cert Petition [Alaska Native fishing subsistence rights]

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Alaska v US Cert PetitionDownload

Question presented:

Whether the United States can regulate fishing on Alaska’s navigable waters under the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, when its statutory authority is limited to “public lands” and that term is defined as “lands, waters, and interests therein … the title to which is in the United States.”

Lower court materials here.

Ninth Circuit Reaffirms Katie John Trilogy and Affirms Injunction against State of Alaska

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in United States v. State of Alaska:

24-2251Download

Briefs here.

Ninth Circuit Materials in Alaska v. US [subsistence fishing]

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the briefs (that I choose to post because the others are ridiculous):

Alaska Opening Brief

AFN Brief  

AVCP Brief

Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission Brief

US Answer Brief

Alaska Reply