Gray Jackson
40:43 - 41:28
“I move that under the authority of AS 2420-0604F, Legislative Council authorize a contract for legal services not to exceed $50,000 to file an amicus brief on behalf of the Alaska State Legislature in the Jopie— Jopie versus State of Alaska, currently pending in the U.S. Supreme Court, in support of a decision issued by the Alaska Supreme Court. And I further move that Legislative Council authorize the chair to give direction to Legislative Legal Services and outside counsel regarding the filing of the brief.”
- Speaker
- Gray Jackson
- Timestamp
- 40:43 – 41:28
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Alaska
- Captured at
- September 10, 2026
From the transcript
I'm going to turn once again to an amicus brief in the Juby versus State and ask Senator Gray Jackson for a motion. Thank you, Madam Chair. I move that under the authority of AS 2420-0604F, Legislative Council authorize a contract for legal services not to exceed $50,000 to file an amicus brief on behalf of the Alaska State Legislature in the Jopie— Jopie versus State of Alaska, currently pending in the U.S. Supreme Court, in support of a decision issued by the Alaska Supreme Court. And I further move that Legislative Council authorize the chair to give direction to Legislative Legal Services and outside counsel regarding the filing of the brief. Thank you, Madam Chair.
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