Chilkat Valley News: Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023

Chilkat Valley News: Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023

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Image by Kyle Clayton: Paul Nelson, Emma Begly, Neil Einsbruch and Rhys Williams protest outside the Gateway Building a December Alaska Supreme Court order that requires citizens to go through the Department of Law when they believe that a grand jury should investigate a matter. Protest organizer Paul Nelson lobbied the borough assembly Tuesday night to discuss a resolution opposing the court’s decision https://www.chilkatvalleynews.com/photos/big/16866/12
Peninsula Clarion: Alaska State officials clarify grand jury role

Peninsula Clarion: Alaska State officials clarify grand jury role

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By Ashlyn O’Hara - Peninsula Clarion Wednesday, March 15, 2023 11:37pm They weighed in as the assembly’s Legislative Committee considered a resolution on grand juries State officials on Tuesday told the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly that Alaskans do not have the right to directly present information they want to see investigated to grand jurors. John Skidmore, the deputy attorney general for the Criminal Division of the Alaska Department of Law, and Nancy Meade, general counsel for the Alaska Court System, weighed in during a meeting of the assembly’s Legislative Committee on a resolution that was being considered by the body,…