2003 Headlines
- 12/19/2003 Alaska Joins 49 Other States in Signing Amicus Brief in Pledge of Allegiance Case
- 12/16/2003 Boat Forfeited in Bootlegging Case
- 12/10/2003 Court Allows Amicus Brief in Bristol Bay Attorney Fees Issue
- 12/10/2003 Court Denies Reconsideration Request by Friends of Animals
- 11/26/2003 State Seeks to Intervene in Bristol Bay Price Fixing Case at Request of Governor
- 11/25/2003 Alaska Communications Systems and the State of Alaska Reach Settlement Agreement on Voice Connect Lawsuit
- 11/25/2003 Pilot Station Resident Receives Stiff Sentence in Bootlegging Case
- 11/14/2003 Court of Appeals Says State Free to Challenge 1975 Ravin Case
- 11/13/2003 Major Tobacco Companies Agree to Eliminate Advertising from School Editions of Weekly News Magazines
- 11/5/2003 Alaska Admitted to National Association of State Consumer Utility Advocates (NASUCA)
- 10/30/2003 Attorney General Joins Other States Urging Withdrawal of New Rule That Would Allow Destruction of Secret Pharmaceutical Pricing Information
- 10/28/2003 State Files Suit Against ACS for Unfair Business Practices
- 10/27/2003 Attorney General Celebrates Red Ribbon Week at Campbell Elementary School
- 10/21/2003 Department of Law Completes Review of Senate Vacancy Initiative Application
- 10/20/2003 Attorney General Will Seek To Uphold Alaska Parental Consent Act In Appeal to State Supreme Court
- 10/16/2003 Alaska Supreme Court Rejects Greenpeace Challenge to the State’s Approval of Northstar Oil Development Project
- 10/15/2003 U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Consider Challenge to Nonresident Commercial Fishing Fees
- 10/07/2003 U.S. Supreme Court Hears Red Dog Case Oct. 8
- 10/07/2003 Alaska Permanent Fund Tax Opinion
- 10/03/2003 Democratic Lawmakers Threaten to Sue State Over Senate Vacancy Initiative Review
- 10/01/2003 Alaska Joins 45-State Effort to Challenge Decision Blocking Do Not Call List
- 09/16/2003 State Argues Rural Public Safety Case Before Alaska Supreme Court
- 09/16/2003 Attorney General Files Petition for Rehearing with the Alaska Court of Appeals in Noy Decision
- 08/26/2003 35 States, including Alaska, file Amicus Brief in Wachovia v. Burke
- 08/15/2003 Attorney General Appoints New Fairbanks District Attorney and Statewide Sexual Assault Coordinator
- 08/15/2003 Grand Jury Indicts Couple For Nearly Starving Their Four Year Old Daughter
- 08/14/2003 Couple Convicted Of Embezzling From Alaska Peace Officer’s Association
- 08/13/2003 Child Support Protester Convicted of Reckless Endangerment
- 08/13/2003 Americans Taking the High Blood Pressure Drug Cardizem® CD May Benefit from Major Class Action Settlement
- 08/04/2003 Attorney General Files Suit Against Ask Alaska Tours For Fraud and Consumer Protection Violations
- 08/01/2003 Attorney General Appoints Leonard Marbury "Bob" Linton as Anchorage District Attorney
- 07/24/2003 Cancer Patients Who Puchased Taxol® Or Generic Paclitaxel (Including Onxol®), From 1999-2003, to Benefit from Settlement: Court approves program to alert cancer patients of $12.5 million reimbursement fund availability.
- 06/20/2003 Attorney General Issues Opinion Clarifying Permanent Fund Accounting Procedures: Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation should only consider realized investment income in calculating the amount available for dividends and inflation-proofing.
- 06/18/2003 Attorney General announces settlement with Bristol-Myers Squibb in nationwide antitrust class action lawsuit: Anxiety sufferers, others taking the medication BuSpar over the last eight years may receive partial refunds.
- 06/12/2003 Big Lake Pastor Indicted: The Department of Law announced today that Phillip D. Mielke was indicted by the Palmer Grand Jury in the deaths of Christopher Palmer and Francis Jones.
- 06/11/2003 Alaska Attorney General Joins 49 other States in Seeking Review of Pledge of Allegiance Case: Attorney General urging United States Supreme Court review of Ninth Circuit Court ruling the Pledge of Allegiance violates the First Amendment.
- 06/09/2003 Alaska and Federal Government Reach Settlement in Roadless Rule Lawsuit: Department of Agriculture to undertake rulemaking process that would exempt the Tongass and Chugach National Forests from National Forest Roadless Rule.
- 05/27/2003 Attorney General Taps Anchorage District Attorney to Head Criminal Division: Susan Parkes appointed to serve as Deputy Attorney General for the Criminal Division of the Department of Law.
- 05/20/2003 FTC and States Unite to Thwart Fundraising Fraud: State Attorneys General, Federal Trade Commission announce "Operation Phony Philanthropy" - a joint law enforcement and public education campaign to highlight fraudulent fundraising.
- 05/16/2003 Attorney General Reorganizes and Strengthens Prosecution Efforts in Southeast: Attorney General Gregg Renkes announced today a reorganization to strengthen the district attorney's offices in the First Judicial District.
- 05/14/2003 State Attorneys General Announce Agreement to Protect Children from Lead Paint Poisoning: Consumer education, warning labels aimed at reducing cases of lead paint poisoning.
- 05/01/2003 Statement by Attorney General on Miller's Reach Verdict:The jury in the Miller's Reach Fire Case returned a unanimous verdict in favor of the Division of Forestry and the State of Alaska. It concluded the State was not negligent in fighting the fire.
- 05/01/2003 Attorneys General and FTC Target Internet Auction Fraud: Alaska's Attorney General joined the FTC and 28 other states in a crackdown targeting internet auction scams that bilked thousands of consumers out of their money and merchandise.
- 04/25/2003 Attorneys General Reach Accord with H&R Block Services: Tax preparation firm has agreed to reimburse consumers for "Peace of Mind" guarantee as part of a settlement with the attorneys general of Alaska and 41 other states.
- 04/22/2003 State Files Suit to Recover Funds Lost in WorldCom Bond Collapse: Attorney General announces suit against several financial institutions the state claims violated federal law by participating in the issuance of false or misleading documents related to sale of bonds.
- 03/05/2003 US Supreme Court Upholds Alaska Sex Offender Registration Act: Attorney General Gregg Renkes announced that the court today upheld the state's law that requires convicted sex offenders to be registered, and that puts their pictures and other identifying information on the internet.
- 02/24/2003 Certorari Petition Granted in ADEC v. EPA, Red Dog Mine Air Permit Dispute Governor Murkowski said he is extremely gratified the nation's highest court has chosen to review the dispute between the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation and the federal Enviromental Protection Agency.
- 02/07/2003 State to Seek Court Review of RCA Tariff Ruling: Governor Frank H. Murkowski and Attorney General Gregg Renkes announced today that they will seek court review of the RCA's recent order lowering intrastate tariffs on the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System.
- 02/06/2003 Attorney General Argues for Sovereign Waters in Proceeding Pending Before the U.S. Supreme Court: Attorney General Gregg Renkes on Monday gave the opening statement in the State of Alaska's submerged lands case before a Special Master appointed by the U.S. Supreme Court.
