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Sullivan Statement on Sturgeon Case

Statement

Date: June 18, 2018
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Judicial Branch

U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court granted Alaskan John Sturgeon's second Petition for Certiorari in Sturgeon v. Frost.

"I was encouraged to hear the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to review the Ninth Circuit's most recent decision in the Sturgeon case. In the first 2016 Sturgeon case, the U.S. Supreme Court acknowledged that "Alaska is different.' It appears that the Ninth Circuit -- once again -- did not follow the Supreme Court's ruling. Resolving the dispute over the extent to which lands and waters are managed in Alaska has significant implications for Alaskans and the nation. I applaud John Sturgeon's remarkable tenacity and selfless resolve to defend the promises of Statehood."


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