Case: Arctic Village Council v. Meyer

3AN-20-07858Cl | Alaska state trial court

Filed Date: Sept. 8, 2020

Closed Date: Oct. 12, 2020

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Case Summary

This is a case challenging the Alaska Division of Elections’ requirement that eligible Alaskan voters who wish to cast absentee ballots by mail or by electronic transmission either (a) sign their absentee ballot envelopes in the presence of a notary or other authorized official or (b) sign their ballots in the presence of a witness who is at least eighteen years old and obtain a signature from the witness. On September 8, 2020, Arctic Village Council, League of Women Voters of Alaska, and individual Alaska voters with underlying health conditions filed this lawsuit in the Superior Court for the State of Alaska. They sued the Lieutenant Governor of the State of Alaska and the Alaska Division of Elections, arguing that enforcing the requirement during the Covid-19 pandemic would deprive high-risk and self-isolating Alaskan citizens of the fundamental right to vote in violation of the Alaska Constitution. They further argued that the requirement violated the Alaska Constitution’s guarantee of equal rights by treating the plaintiffs and similarly situated (primarily older) voters differently from those individuals with easy access to a witness.

At the time the complaint was filed, Arctic Village Council’s community members were under a strict shelter-in-place order prohibiting members of any household from gathering with anyone outside of their households. Together, the plaintiffs asserted that the witness requirement significantly burdened older voters with underlying health conditions by forcing them to violate distancing protocols and/or risk their health in order to vote in the November 2020 election. They sought a declaration that the witness requirement was unconstitutional and invalid during the Covid-19 pandemic and preliminary and permanent injunctive relief enjoining enforcement of the requirement. The case was assigned to Superior Court Judge Dani Crosby.

On October 5, 2020, the court granted the plaintiffs’ request for a preliminary injunction, finding that the plaintiffs were likely to succeed on the merits, and requested that the parties submit a proposed order. Judge Crosby wrote that enforcing the witness requirement would impose a severe burden on the plaintiffs’ fundamental right to vote by forcing the plaintiffs and other voters to choose between risking their health by coming into contact with a witness or forgoing their right to vote. The court rejected the defendants’ arguments that the witness requirement protected against voter fraud and preserved public confidence in the validity of absentee voting, and that last minute changes would to election administration would damage voter confidence in the integrity and consistency of the election system as a whole.

The court also rejected the defendants’ argument that laches applied in the case and that the plaintiffs should have filed suit earlier, reasoning that the pandemic had not been a static or predictable experience in Alaska or elsewhere.

A week later, the superior court issued a preliminary injunction vacating the witness requirement in the 2020 General Election and ordering the defendants to count all returned absentee ballots without signatures. It further ordered the defendants to communicate to voters that the witness requirement had been suspended, including contacting absentee voters directly, issuing a press release, updating voters via social media, and making several changes to the Alaska Division of Elections website regarding the suspension of the requirement.

The defendants appealed to the Alaska Supreme Court seeking review of the superior court’s injunction for abuse of discretion. The Supreme Court held oral arguments on an expedited basis, but concluded that the superior court had not abused its discretion by granting the preliminary injunction and affirmed the lower court’s order.

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Rachel Harrington (9/6/2021)

People

Judge(s)

Crosby, Dani (Alabama)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Chabria, Natasha (District of Columbia)

Chaudhuri, Pooja (District of Columbia)

Decker, Joshua A. (Alaska)

Furlong, Wesley James (Alaska)

Judge(s)

Crosby, Dani (Alabama)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Chabria, Natasha (District of Columbia)

Chaudhuri, Pooja (District of Columbia)

Decker, Joshua A. (Alaska)

Furlong, Wesley James (Alaska)

Ho, Dale E. (New York)

Koteff, Stephen (Alaska)

Landreth, Natalie (Alaska)

Newman, Matthew N (Alaska)

Rosenberg, Ezra D (District of Columbia)

Singh, Aadika (Alaska)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

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3AN-20-07858Cl	Docket U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit	Sept. 21, 2021	Sept. 21, 2021 Docket
3AN-20-07858Cl	Complaint	Sept. 8, 2020	Sept. 8, 2020 Complaint
3AN-20-07858Cl	Order Granting Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction (Case Motion #1) and Denying Defendants' Motion to Dismiss (Case Motion #3) Arctic Village Council vs. Meyer U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska	Oct. 5, 2020	Oct. 5, 2020 Order/Opinion
3AN-20-07858Cl	Preliminary Injunction Order	Oct. 13, 2020	Oct. 13, 2020 Order/Opinion

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Resources

Title	Description		External URL Date / External URL
Arctic Village Council vs. Meyer, Kevin Stanford-MIT Healthy Elections Project	Plaintiffs argue that the notarization/witness requirement for mail-in ballots leaves self-isolated, immunocomprimised citizens with an untenable choice between risking their health to vote and not v…	October 15, 2020	Oct. 15, 2020 https://healthyelections-case-tracker.stanford.edu/...
Arctic Village Council v. Meyer ACLU Alaska	The lawsuit, Arctic Village Council v. Meyer, seeks to waive a provision of state law for the November general election that requires voters who submit a mail-in absentee ballot to have a witness sig…	Oct. 13, 2020	Oct. 13, 2020 https://www.acluak.org/...
Alaska Ballot Witness Law (Arctic Village Council et al. v Meyer et al.) Native American Rights Fund	Alaska’s witness signature requirement for casting an absentee ballot is unconstitutional, and immediate injunctive and declaratory relief must be granted, a lawsuit filed on September 8, 2020 agains…	Oct. 13, 2020	Oct. 13, 2020 https://www.narf.org/...

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Docket

Last updated Jan. 24, 2024, 2:14 p.m.

Description	Date	Link Date / Link
Receipt Number: 1777617Payment Amount: $250.00	Sept. 8, 2020	Sept. 8, 2020
Attorney Information Attorney Decker, Joshua A representing Plaintiff League of Women Voters of Alaska as of 09/08/2020	Sept. 8, 2020	Sept. 8, 2020
Attorney Information Attorney Koteff, Stephen N representing Plaintiff League of Women Voters of Alaska as of 09/08/2020	Sept. 8, 2020	Sept. 8, 2020
Attorney Information Attorney Decker, Joshua A representing Plaintiff Jones, Elizabeth L as of 09/08/2020	Sept. 8, 2020	Sept. 8, 2020
Attorney Information Attorney Koteff, Stephen N representing Plaintiff Jones, Elizabeth L as of 09/08/2020	Sept. 8, 2020	Sept. 8, 2020
Attorney Information Attorney Decker, Joshua A representing Plaintiff Clark, Barbara as of 09/08/2020	Sept. 8, 2020	Sept. 8, 2020
Attorney Information Attorney Koteff, Stephen N representing Plaintiff Clark, Barbara as of 09/08/2020	Sept. 8, 2020	Sept. 8, 2020
Plaintiffs' Memorandun of Law in Support of Motion For Preliminary Injunction Attorney: Newman, Matthew Neil (1305023) Case Motion #1: Plaintiffs' Motion For Preliminary Injunction	Sept. 8, 2020	Sept. 8, 2020
Plaintiffs' Motion For Preliminary Injunction Attorney: Newman, Matthew Neil (1305023) Filing Party: Arctic Village Council; League of Women Voters of Alaska; Jones, Elizabeth L; Clark, Barbara Case Motion #1	Sept. 8, 2020	Sept. 8, 2020
Attorney Information Attorney Newman, Matthew Neil representing Plaintiff League of Women Voters of Alaska as of 09/08/2020	Sept. 8, 2020	Sept. 8, 2020
Attorney Information Attorney Newman, Matthew Neil representing Plaintiff Jones, Elizabeth L as of 09/08/2020	Sept. 8, 2020	Sept. 8, 2020
Attorney Information Attorney Newman, Matthew Neil representing Plaintiff Clark, Barbara as of 09/08/2020	Sept. 8, 2020	Sept. 8, 2020
Attorney Information Attorney Newman, Matthew Neil representing Plaintiff Arctic Village Council as of 09/08/2020	Sept. 8, 2020	Sept. 8, 2020
Summons and Notice to Both Parties of Judicial Assignment	Sept. 8, 2020	Sept. 8, 2020
Superior Court Complaint Receipt: 1777617 Date: 09/08/2020	Sept. 8, 2020	Sept. 8, 2020
Initial Judicial Assignment: Honorable Gregory Miller	Sept. 8, 2020	Sept. 8, 2020
Supplemental Certificate of Service Attorney: Furlong, Wesley James (1611108) Arctic Village Council (Plaintiff); League of Women Voters of Alaska (Plaintiff); Elizabeth L Jones (Plaintiff); Barbara Clark (Plaintiff);	Sept. 9, 2020	Sept. 9, 2020
Case Judge: Miller, Gregory ADisposition: Perempt Disqual by Defendant/Respondent/Appellee	Sept. 10, 2020	Sept. 10, 2020
Peremptory Disqualification by Defendant/Respondent Assigned to the Honorable Judge Dani Crosby	Sept. 10, 2020	Sept. 10, 2020
Notice of Change of Judge (Peremptory Challenge) Kevin Meyer (Defendant); Gail Fenumiai (Defendant); Alaska Division of Elections (Defendant);	Sept. 10, 2020	Sept. 10, 2020
Partial Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion for Expedited Consideration Attorney: Paton-Walsh, Margaret (0411074) Attorney: Harrison, Lael A (0811093) Case Motion #2: Plaintiffs' Motion for Expedited Consideration	Sept. 10, 2020	Sept. 10, 2020
Plaintiffs' Motion for Expedited Consideration Attorney: Landreth, Natalie (0405020) Arctic Village Council (Plaintiff); League of Women Voters of Alaska (Plaintiff); Elizabeth L Jones (Plaintiff); Barbara Clark (Plaintiff); ; Natalie Landreth (Attorney) on behalf of Arctic Village Council, League of Women Voters of Alaska, Elizabeth L Jones, Barbara Clark (Plaintiff) Filing Party: Arctic Village Council; League of Women Voters of Alaska; Jones, Elizabeth L; Clark, Barbara Case Motion #2	Sept. 10, 2020	Sept. 10, 2020
Attorney Information Attorney Landreth, Natalie representing Plaintiff Clark, Barbara as of 09/10/2020	Sept. 10, 2020	Sept. 10, 2020
Attorney Information Attorney Landreth, Natalie representing Plaintiff Jones, Elizabeth L as of 09/10/2020	Sept. 10, 2020	Sept. 10, 2020
Attorney Information Attorney Landreth, Natalie representing Plaintiff League of Women Voters of Alaska as of 09/10/2020	Sept. 10, 2020	Sept. 10, 2020
Attorney Information Attorney Landreth, Natalie representing Plaintiff Arctic Village Council as of 09/10/2020	Sept. 10, 2020	Sept. 10, 2020
Attorney Information Attorney Harrison, Lael A representing Defendant Meyer, Kevin as of 09/11/2020	Sept. 11, 2020	Sept. 11, 2020
Attorney Information Attorney Paton-Walsh, Margaret representing Defendant Meyer, Kevin as of 09/11/2020	Sept. 11, 2020	Sept. 11, 2020
Attorney Information Attorney Harrison, Lael A representing Defendant Fenumiai, Gail as of 09/11/2020	Sept. 11, 2020	Sept. 11, 2020
Attorney Information Attorney Paton-Walsh, Margaret representing Defendant Fenumiai, Gail as of 09/11/2020	Sept. 11, 2020	Sept. 11, 2020
Attorney Information Attorney Harrison, Lael A representing Defendant Alaska Division of Elections as of 09/11/2020	Sept. 11, 2020	Sept. 11, 2020
Attorney Information Attorney Paton-Walsh, Margaret representing Defendant Alaska Division of Elections as of 09/11/2020	Sept. 11, 2020	Sept. 11, 2020
Affidavit of Wesley James Furlong Attorney: Furlong, Wesley James (1611108) Arctic Village Council (Plaintiff);	Sept. 14, 2020	Sept. 14, 2020
Notice to Parties	Sept. 14, 2020	Sept. 14, 2020
Calendaring Notice issued: Oral Argument on September 28, 2020 at 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm before Judge Crosby, courtroom 304. Parties to be telephonic.	Sept. 15, 2020	Sept. 15, 2020
Attorney Information Attorney Furlong, Wesley James representing Plaintiff Arctic Village Council as of 09/15/2020	Sept. 15, 2020	Sept. 15, 2020
Order Granting Motion for Expedited Consideration Case Motion #1: Plaintiffs' Motion For Preliminary Injunction, Case Motion #2: Plaintiffs' Motion for Expedited Consideration	Sept. 15, 2020	Sept. 15, 2020
Motion to Accept Overlength Brief Attorney: Harrison, Lael A (0811093) Gail Fenumiai (Defendant); Alaska Division of Elections (Defendant); ; Lael A Harrison (Attorney) on behalf of Gail Fenumiai, Alaska Division of Elections (Defendant) Filing Party: Fenumiai, Gail; Alaska Division of Elections Case Motion #4	Sept. 21, 2020	Sept. 21, 2020
Cross-Motion to Dismiss [Filed with Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction] Attorney: Harrison, Lael A (0811093) Alaska Division of Elections (Defendant); ; Lael A Harrison (Attorney) on behalf of Alaska Division of Elections (Defendant) Filing Party: Alaska Division of Elections Case Motion #3	Sept. 21, 2020	Sept. 21, 2020
Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction and Cross-Motion to Dismiss Attorney: Paton-Walsh, Margaret (0411074) Kevin Meyer (Defendant); Gail Fenumiai (Defendant); Alaska Division of Elections (Defendant); Case Motion #1: Plaintiffs' Motion For Preliminary Injunction	Sept. 21, 2020	Sept. 21, 2020
Order Granting Motion on Record Case Motion #4 Motion to Accept Overlength Brief	Sept. 22, 2020	Sept. 22, 2020
Location: Courtroom 304, Nesbett CourthouseType: Status Hearing: Superior CourtResult: Hearing HeldEvent Judge: Crosby, Dani R	Sept. 22, 2020	Sept. 22, 2020
Plaintiffs' Non-Opposition to Defendants' Motion for Expedited Consideration Attorney: Landreth, Natalie (0405020) Arctic Village Council (Plaintiff); ; Natalie Landreth (Attorney) on behalf of Arctic Village Council (Plaintiff) Case Motion #2: Plaintiffs' Motion for Expedited Consideration	Sept. 23, 2020	Sept. 23, 2020
Application for Temporary Restraining Order Attorney: Landreth, Natalie (0405020) Arctic Village Council (Plaintiff); ; Natalie Landreth (Attorney) on behalf of Arctic Village Council (Plaintiff) Filing Party: Arctic Village Council Case Motion #5	Sept. 28, 2020	Sept. 28, 2020
Opposition to Defendants' Motion to Dismiss [Filed with Reply in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction] Attorney: Landreth, Natalie (0405020) Arctic Village Council (Plaintiff); ; Natalie Landreth (Attorney) on behalf of Arctic Village Council (Plaintiff) Case Motion #3: Cross-Motion to Dismiss [Filed with Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction]	Sept. 28, 2020	Sept. 28, 2020
Reply in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction and Opposition to Defendants Motion to Dismiss Attorney: Landreth, Natalie (0405020) Arctic Village Council (Plaintiff); ; Natalie Landreth (Attorney) on behalf of Arctic Village Council (Plaintiff) Case Motion #1: Plaintiffs' Motion For Preliminary Injunction	Sept. 28, 2020	Sept. 28, 2020
Location: Courtroom 304, Nesbett CourthouseType: Oral ArgumentResult: Hearing ResetEvent Judge: Crosby, Dani R	Sept. 28, 2020	Sept. 28, 2020
Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiffs' Application for a Temporary Restraining Order Attorney: Harrison, Lael A (0811093) Attorney: Paton-Walsh, Margaret (0411074) Kevin Meyer (Defendant); Gail Fenumiai (Defendant); Alaska Division of Elections (Defendant); Case Motion #5: Application for Temporary Restraining Order	Sept. 29, 2020	Sept. 29, 2020
Order Denying Motion Case Motion #5 Application for Temporary Restraining Order	Sept. 30, 2020	Sept. 30, 2020
Defendants' Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss Attorney: Harrison, Lael A (0811093) Kevin Meyer (Defendant); ; Margaret Paton-Walsh (Attorney) on behalf of Kevin Meyer (Defendant) Case Motion #3: Cross-Motion to Dismiss [Filed with Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction]	Sept. 30, 2020	Sept. 30, 2020
Location: Courtroom 304, Nesbett CourthouseType: Oral ArgumentResult: Taken Under AdvisementEvent Judge: Crosby, Dani R	Oct. 1, 2020	Oct. 1, 2020
Dendants' Notice of Supplemental Authority Attorney: Harrison, Lael A (0811093) Attorney: Paton-Walsh, Margaret (0411074) Case Motion #1: Plaintiffs' Motion For Preliminary Injunction Kevin Meyer (Defendant); Gail Fenumiai (Defendant); Alaska Division of Elections (Defendant);	Oct. 2, 2020	Oct. 2, 2020
Citation of Supplemental Authorities Attorney: Landreth, Natalie (0405020) Attorney: Newman, Matthew Neil (1305023) Attorney: Furlong, Wesley James (1611108) Attorney: Koteff, Stephen N (9407070) Attorney: Decker, Joshua A (1201001) Arctic Village Council (Plaintiff); League of Women Voters of Alaska (Plaintiff); Elizabeth L Jones (Plaintiff); Barbara Clark (Plaintiff); Case Motion #1: Plaintiffs' Motion For Preliminary Injunction, Case Motion #3: Cross-Motion to Dismiss [Filed with Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction]	Oct. 2, 2020	Oct. 2, 2020
Order Granting Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction (Case Motion #1) and Denying Defendants' Motion to Dismiss (Case Motion #3) Case Motion #1: Plaintiffs' Motion For Preliminary Injunction, Case Motion #3: Cross-Motion to Dismiss [Filed with Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction]	Oct. 5, 2020	Oct. 5, 2020
Location: Courtroom 304, Nesbett CourthouseType: Decision on RecordResult: Hearing VacatedEvent Judge: Crosby, Dani R	Oct. 5, 2020	Oct. 5, 2020
[Proposed] Preliminary Injunction Order Attorney: Newman, Matthew Neil (1305023) Attorney: Landreth, Natalie (0405020) Arctic Village Council (Plaintiff); League of Women Voters of Alaska (Plaintiff); Elizabeth L Jones (Plaintiff); Barbara Clark (Plaintiff); ; Natalie Landreth (Attorney) on behalf of Arctic Village Council (Plaintiff); Matthew Neil Newman (Attorney) on behalf of Arctic Village Council (Plaintiff) Filing Party: Arctic Village Council; League of Women Voters of Alaska; Jones, Elizabeth L Case Motion #9	Oct. 6, 2020	Oct. 6, 2020
[Proposed] Preliminary Injunction Order Attorney: Paton-Walsh, Margaret (0411074) Alaska Division of Elections (Defendant); ; Margaret Paton-Walsh (Attorney) on behalf of Alaska Division of Elections (Defendant) Filing Party: Alaska Division of Elections Case Motion #8	Oct. 6, 2020	Oct. 6, 2020
State's Notice of Filing Proposed Preliminary Injunction Order Attorney: Harrison, Lael A (0811093) Alaska Division of Elections (Defendant); ; Lael A Harrison (Attorney) on behalf of Alaska Division of Elections (Defendant)	Oct. 6, 2020	Oct. 6, 2020
State's Expedited Motion for Stay of Court's Injunction Attorney: Harrison, Lael A (0811093) Alaska Division of Elections (Defendant); ; Margaret Paton-Walsh (Attorney) on behalf of Alaska Division of Elections (Defendant) Filing Party: Alaska Division of Elections Case Motion #7	Oct. 6, 2020	Oct. 6, 2020
Motion for Expedited Consideration of Motion for Stay Attorney: Harrison, Lael A (0811093) Kevin Meyer (Defendant); Gail Fenumiai (Defendant); Alaska Division of Elections (Defendant); ; Lael A Harrison (Attorney) on behalf of Kevin Meyer, Gail Fenumiai, Alaska Division of Elections (Defendant) Filing Party: Meyer, Kevin; Fenumiai, Gail; Alaska Division of Elections Case Motion #6	Oct. 6, 2020	Oct. 6, 2020
State's Response Regarding Plaintiffs' Proposed Preliminary Injunction Order Attorney: Harrison, Lael A (0811093) Attorney: Paton-Walsh, Margaret (0411074) Case Motion #9: [Proposed] Preliminary Injunction Order	Oct. 7, 2020	Oct. 7, 2020
Order Granting Defendant's Motion for Expedited Consideration of Motion for Stay Case Motion #6: Motion for Expedited Consideration of Motion for Stay, Case Motion #7: State's Expedited Motion for Stay of Court's Injunction	Oct. 7, 2020	Oct. 7, 2020
Motion Deemed Moot Case Motion #7 State's Expedited Motion for Stay of Court's Injunction	Oct. 8, 2020	Oct. 8, 2020
Order Deeming Case Motion #7 Moot: Order Regarding Preliminary Injunction Case Motion #7: State's Expedited Motion for Stay of Court's Injunction, Case Motion #8: [Proposed] Preliminary Injunction Order, Case Motion #9: [Proposed] Preliminary Injunction Order	Oct. 8, 2020	Oct. 8, 2020
Response to Defendants' Expidited Motion for Stay of Court's Injunction Attorney: Landreth, Natalie (0405020) Attorney: Newman, Matthew Neil (1305023) Attorney: Furlong, Wesley James (1611108) Attorney: Koteff, Stephen N (9407070) Attorney: Decker, Joshua A (1201001) Arctic Village Council (Plaintiff); League of Women Voters of Alaska (Plaintiff); Elizabeth L Jones (Plaintiff); Barbara Clark (Plaintiff); Case Motion #7: State's Expedited Motion for Stay of Court's Injunction	Oct. 8, 2020	Oct. 8, 2020
Notice to Parties	Oct. 9, 2020	Oct. 9, 2020
Calendaring Notice issued: telephonic Status Hearing on October 13, 2020 at 11:00 am before Judge Crosby.	Oct. 12, 2020	Oct. 12, 2020
Receipt Number: 1787006Payment Amount: $8.00	Oct. 13, 2020	Oct. 13, 2020
Preliminary Injunction Order	Oct. 13, 2020	Oct. 13, 2020
Motion Deemed Moot Case Motion #9 [Proposed] Preliminary Injunction Order	Oct. 13, 2020	Oct. 13, 2020
Motion Deemed Moot Case Motion #8 [Proposed] Preliminary Injunction Order	Oct. 13, 2020	Oct. 13, 2020
Copies Made per Admin Rule 9 (e)(1) For a single document or portion of a document $5 If copies of multiple documents are requested at the same time, for each additional document (after the first) $3 Receipt: 1787006 Date: 10/13/2020	Oct. 13, 2020	Oct. 13, 2020
Location: Courtroom 304, Nesbett CourthouseType: Status Hearing: Superior CourtResult: Hearing ContinuedEvent Judge: Crosby, Dani R	Oct. 13, 2020	Oct. 13, 2020
Receipt Number: 1787462Payment Amount: $0.24	Oct. 14, 2020	Oct. 14, 2020
Motion for Appearance of Out-of-State Counsel Pro Hac Vice Attorney: Koteff, Stephen N (9407070) League of Women Voters of Alaska (Plaintiff); Elizabeth L Jones (Plaintiff); Barbara Clark (Plaintiff); Filing Party: League of Women Voters of Alaska; Jones, Elizabeth L; Clark, Barbara Case Motion #10	Nov. 3, 2020	Nov. 3, 2020
Attorney Information Attorney Singh, Aadika J representing Plaintiff Clark, Barbara as of 11/20/2020	Nov. 20, 2020	Nov. 20, 2020
Attorney Information Attorney Singh, Aadika J representing Plaintiff Jones, Elizabeth L as of 11/20/2020	Nov. 20, 2020	Nov. 20, 2020
Order Granting Motion League of Women Voters of Alaska Case Motion #10 Motion for Appearance of Out-of-State Counsel Pro Hac Vice	Nov. 20, 2020	Nov. 20, 2020
Attorney Information Attorney Singh, Aadika J representing Plaintiff League of Women Voters of Alaska as of 11/27/2020	Nov. 27, 2020	Nov. 27, 2020
Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice on Behalf of Plaintiffs [Pooja Chaudhuri] Attorney: Landreth, Natalie (0405020) Arctic Village Council (Plaintiff); League of Women Voters of Alaska (Plaintiff); Elizabeth L Jones (Plaintiff); Barbara Clark (Plaintiff); ; Natalie Landreth (Attorney) on behalf of Arctic Village Council, League of Women Voters of Alaska, Elizabeth L Jones, Barbara Clark (Plaintiff) Filing Party: Arctic Village Council; League of Women Voters of Alaska; Jones, Elizabeth L; Clark, Barbara Case Motion #13	Dec. 7, 2020	Dec. 7, 2020
Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice on Behalf of Plaintiffs [Ezra D. Rosenberg] Attorney: Landreth, Natalie (0405020) Arctic Village Council (Plaintiff); League of Women Voters of Alaska (Plaintiff); Elizabeth L Jones (Plaintiff); Barbara Clark (Plaintiff); ; Natalie Landreth (Attorney) on behalf of Arctic Village Council, League of Women Voters of Alaska, Elizabeth L Jones, Barbara Clark (Plaintiff) Filing Party: Arctic Village Council; League of Women Voters of Alaska; Jones, Elizabeth L; Clark, Barbara Case Motion #12	Dec. 7, 2020	Dec. 7, 2020
Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice on Behalf of Plaintiffs [Natasha Chabria] Attorney: Landreth, Natalie (0405020) Arctic Village Council (Plaintiff); League of Women Voters of Alaska (Plaintiff); Elizabeth L Jones (Plaintiff); Barbara Clark (Plaintiff); ; Natalie Landreth (Attorney) on behalf of Arctic Village Council, League of Women Voters of Alaska, Elizabeth L Jones, Barbara Clark (Plaintiff) Filing Party: Arctic Village Council; League of Women Voters of Alaska; Jones, Elizabeth L; Clark, Barbara Case Motion #11	Dec. 7, 2020	Dec. 7, 2020
Location: Courtroom 304, Nesbett CourthouseType: Status Hearing: Superior CourtResult: Hearing ContinuedEvent Judge: Crosby, Dani R	Dec. 10, 2020	Dec. 10, 2020
Attorney Information Attorney Chabria, Natasha representing Plaintiff League of Women Voters of Alaska as of 12/11/2020	Dec. 11, 2020	Dec. 11, 2020
Attorney Information Attorney Chabria, Natasha representing Plaintiff Jones, Elizabeth L as of 12/11/2020	Dec. 11, 2020	Dec. 11, 2020
Attorney Information Attorney Chabria, Natasha representing Plaintiff Clark, Barbara as of 12/11/2020	Dec. 11, 2020	Dec. 11, 2020
Attorney Information Attorney Chabria, Natasha representing Plaintiff Arctic Village Council as of 12/11/2020	Dec. 11, 2020	Dec. 11, 2020
Attorney Information Attorney Rosenberg, Ezra D representing Plaintiff League of Women Voters of Alaska as of 12/11/2020	Dec. 11, 2020	Dec. 11, 2020
Attorney Information Attorney Rosenberg, Ezra D representing Plaintiff Clark, Barbara as of 12/11/2020	Dec. 11, 2020	Dec. 11, 2020
Attorney Information Attorney Rosenberg, Ezra D representing Plaintiff Jones, Elizabeth L as of 12/11/2020	Dec. 11, 2020	Dec. 11, 2020
Attorney Information Attorney Rosenberg, Ezra D representing Plaintiff Arctic Village Council as of 12/11/2020	Dec. 11, 2020	Dec. 11, 2020
Attorney Information Attorney Chaudhuri, Pooja representing Plaintiff League of Women Voters of Alaska as of 12/11/2020	Dec. 11, 2020	Dec. 11, 2020
Attorney Information Attorney Chaudhuri, Pooja representing Plaintiff Jones, Elizabeth L as of 12/11/2020	Dec. 11, 2020	Dec. 11, 2020
Attorney Information Attorney Chaudhuri, Pooja representing Plaintiff Clark, Barbara as of 12/11/2020	Dec. 11, 2020	Dec. 11, 2020
Attorney Information Attorney Chaudhuri, Pooja representing Plaintiff Arctic Village Council as of 12/11/2020	Dec. 11, 2020	Dec. 11, 2020
Order Granting Motion Arctic Village Council Case Motion #11 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice on Behalf of Plaintiffs [Natasha Chabria]	Dec. 11, 2020	Dec. 11, 2020
Order Granting Motion Arctic Village Council Case Motion #12 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice on Behalf of Plaintiffs [Ezra D. Rosenberg]	Dec. 11, 2020	Dec. 11, 2020
Order Granting Motion Arctic Village Council Case Motion #13 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice on Behalf of Plaintiffs [Pooja Chaudhuri]	Dec. 11, 2020	Dec. 11, 2020
Calendaring Notice issued: telephonic status hearing April 12 ,2021 at 2:30 pm before Judge Crosby.	Dec. 11, 2020	Dec. 11, 2020
Receipt Number: 1805217Payment Amount: $82.40	Dec. 15, 2020	Dec. 15, 2020

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Case Details

State / Territory: Alaska

Case Type(s):

Election/Voting Rights

Special Collection(s):

COVID-19 (novel coronavirus)

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Key Dates

Filing Date: Sept. 8, 2020

Closing Date: Oct. 12, 2020

Case Ongoing: No

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

Arctic Village Council, a federally-recognized Indian tribal government that exercises powers of self-governance and jurisdiction over its Neets’ąįį Gwich’in tribal members living in Arctic Village; League of Women Voters; and individual Alaska voters with underlying health conditions rendering them especially vulnerable to complications from Covid-19.

Plaintiff Type(s):

American Indian Tribe

Private Plaintiff

Attorney Organizations:

ACLU National (all projects)

Lawyers Comm. for Civil Rights Under Law

ACLU Affiliates (any)

Public Interest Lawyer: Yes

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: No

Class Action Outcome: Not sought

Defendants