April 27, 2023
The state of Alaska and an Alaska Native village corporation are urging the Ninth Circuit to preserve an appeal over a 2019 land trade that would give a remote Alaska community emergency medical access to a nearby town's airport, saying the federal government's sudden withdrawal from the deal does not moot the litigation and instead creates a new issue to hash out.
November 14, 2022
An en banc Ninth Circuit panel will consider the legality of a Trump-era land exchange between the federal government and a Native Alaskan village, which is aimed at improving emergency response, after conservation groups and former President Jimmy Carter objected to a ruling that upheld the swap.
May 10, 2022
Former President Jimmy Carter warned the Ninth Circuit against upholding a split panel's ruling that cleared the way for a controversial land swap between a Native Alaskan village and the U.S. government, saying the ruling "effectively annuls" key aspects of a landmark conservation law.