Tag: Dunleavy Recall

Campaign to recall GOP Gov. Dunleavy can go on the ballot, Alaska Supreme Court rules

The decision by the five justices, with a partial dissent by Justice Craig Stowers, was announced in a two-page order Friday afternoon.

Alaska Supreme Court challenges lawyers on both sides in Dunleavy recall arguments

The justices expressed some skepticism toward the arguments made by both sides.

Recall campaign provides at-home petition signing during COVID-19 pandemic

It may not be the most prominent item in the news cycle, but Gov. Mike Dunleavy is still facing a statewide recall.
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Alaska Supreme Court chief justice recuses himself from Gov. Dunleavy’s recall case

Chief Justice Joel Bolger said he has made "public statements that could suggest a strong disagreement with the governor's conduct on some very fundamental issues affecting the judicial branch, conduct that forms part of the basis for the recall petition under consideration."

Recall Dunleavy organizers receive booklets, can start gathering signatures

Signature gathering for the campaign to recall Gov. Mike Dunleavy is about to begin.

In letter to lawyers, Alaska Supreme Court clerk pushes back against Dunleavy bias complaints

The clerk for the Alaska Supreme Court responded on Wednesday to questions about Chief Justice Joel Bolger’s ability to be impartial over the proposed recall of Gov. Mike Dunleavy.

Dunleavy defenders withdraw from recall case, attacking judicial impartiality

The organization opposing the recall campaign against Gov. Mike Dunleavy has told its lawyers to withdraw its appeal of the recall.

Alaska Supreme Court says judge was wrong to stall recall of Gov. Dunleavy while appeal plays out

The group seeking to recall Alaska GOP Gov. Mike Dunleavy can proceed with signature-gathering while an appeal of the campaign's legality plays out, the Alaska Supreme Court ruled Friday.

With a recall looming, the session opens quietly, the governor no longer a firebrand on budget cuts

This legislative session, there are no major proposals being openly debated that would close the budget gap.

Judge again pauses Recall Dunleavy signature gathering

Anchorage Superior Court Judge Eric Aarseth issued a stay that halts the organization Recall Dunleavy from gathering signatures to hold a recall election, pending a decision from the Alaska Supreme Court.

Judge lifts hold on Recall Dunleavy campaign, saying order he issued 24 hours earlier was “inadvertent”

Anchorage Superior Court Judge Eric Aarseth, in his second reversal in as many days, has revoked an order pausing the campaign to recall Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy, saying he'd issued it accidentally.

Anchorage judge, in reversal, pauses Dunleavy recall to wait for Alaska Supreme Court ruling

The order blocks the Recall Dunleavy campaign from gathering signatures to put the question on the ballot until the Alaska Supreme Court reviews the case.

Judge rejects state’s effort to block Alaska Gov. Dunleavy recall campaign

Anchorage Superior Court Judge Eric Aarseth ruled from the bench that the campaign can move forward, but his decision is certain to be appealed by Dunleavy's administration to the Alaska Supreme Court.

Alaska governor’s recall effort on hold as judge sides with state on timeline

Superior Court proceedings over the state’s denial of an application to recall Gov. Mike Dunleavy will follow a timeline proposed by state attorneys and not the recall’s supporters, who had proposed an expedited schedule.

Legal expert: Previous Alaska Supreme Court decisions favor Recall Dunleavy argument

A national expert in recalls of elected officials said the legal fight over the proposed recall of Gov. Mike Dunleavy highlights how unusual Alaska’s law...

Recall Dunleavy group sues over rejected application

The group seeking to recall Gov. Mike Dunleavy has sued over the rejection of its recall application.

Top Alaska elections official rejects Dunleavy recall

Recall supporters are expected to appeal the action.

Trump takes to Twitter to back Dunleavy amid recall effort

The Recall Dunleavy chair says the president should stay out of state politics.

Dunleavy reaches his supporters, inside and outside Alaska, through national media outlets

In the appearances on Fox News, Breitbart News and talk radio shows, Dunleavy has drawn a parallel between the potential recall effort he’s facing and the impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump.

Recall moves to the fore the second day of the AFN convention in Fairbanks

Groups that do not usually wade into contentious state political battles are taking a stance on recall effort.