The Pioneer Bar in Sitka, Alaska, has held its last “slave auction.” For nearly three decades, the bar has commemorated the state’s transfer from Russian control by hosting an event where locals can ...

Chief Justice Peter Maassen and the other justices of the Alaska Supreme Court recently issued an order in which they lowered the passing grade for the Alaska bar exam from 280 to 270. Instantaneously ...

Former U.S. District Court Judge Joshua Kindred speaks at his Dec. 4, 2019, Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C. (U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee video screenshot) The ...

This feature is part of Salon's Young Americans initiative, showcasing emerging journalists reporting from America's red states. Read more Young Americans stories. Although one of the smallest states ...

Hundreds of Alaskan attorneys gathered at the Westmark Fairbanks Hotel and Conference Center this week for the 2023 Alaska Bar Annual Convention. The convention included updates on U.S. Supreme Court ...

The Alaska Bar Association has voted to recommend that former U.S. District Court Judge Joshua Kindred be disbarred in Alaska. Kindred, appointed by President Donald Trump to serve as a federal judge ...