By River E.M. Sterne
On Monday, January 12, 2026, the United States Supreme Court denied the State of Alaska's petition to review the Ninth Circuit's recent decision in United States v. Alaska (No. 24-2251). The Court's decision to leave the Ninth Circuit's ruling undisturbed represents a critical victory for rural Alaskans, and particularly Alaska Natives, for whom subsistence hunting and fishing remain central to their way of life.
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Practice Areas
Alaska Native Law, Corporate and TribalEnvironment and Natural ResourcesFisheries Law