No. 23-179
Title:Alaska, et al., Petitioners
v.
Alaska State Employees Association/American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 52, AFL-CIO
Docketed:August 25, 2023
Lower Ct:Supreme Court of Alaska
   Case Numbers:(S-18172)
   Decision Date:May 26, 2023
   Rehearing Denied:
  Discretionary Court Decision Date:

DateProceedings and Orders
Aug 23 2023Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 25, 2023)
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Aug 25 2023Waiver of right of respondent Alaska State Employees Association/American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees Local 52, AFL-CIO to respond filed.
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Aug 28 2023Letter from counsel for petitioner submitted.
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Aug 30 2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
Aug 30 2023Response Requested. (Due September 29, 2023)
Sep 06 2023Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 29, 2023 to October 30, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
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Sep 07 2023Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 30, 2023.
Sep 29 2023Brief amicus curiae of Buckeye Institute filed.
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Sep 29 2023Brief amicus curiae of Freedom Foundation filed.
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Sep 29 2023Brief amici curiae of Kansas, et al. filed.
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Sep 29 2023Brief amici curiae of Mark Janus, et al. filed.
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Sep 29 2023Brief amici curiae of Mackinac Center for Public Policy, et al. filed.
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Sep 29 2023Brief amicus curiae of Protect the First Foundation filed.
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Sep 29 2023Brief amicus curiae of National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, Inc., et al. filed.
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Sep 29 2023Brief amicus curiae of Goldwater Institute filed.
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Oct 30 2023Brief of respondent Alaska State Employees Association/American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees Local 52, AFL-CIO in opposition filed.
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Nov 10 2023Reply of petitioners Alaska, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Nov 14 2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/1/2023.
Dec 01 2023Rescheduled.
Dec 01 2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/8/2023.
Jan 02 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2024.
Jan 08 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/12/2024.
Jan 16 2024Petition DENIED.

NAMEADDRESSPHONE
Attorneys for Petitioners
John Michael Connolly
    Counsel of Record
Consovoy McCarthy PLLC
1600 Wilson Blvd
Suite 700
Arlington, VA 22209

MIKE@CONSOVOYMCCARTHY.COM
7032439423
Party name: Alaska, et al.
Attorneys for Respondent
Matthew John Murray
    Counsel of Record
Altshuler Berzon LLP
177 Post Street, Suite 300
San Francisco, CA 94108

mmurray@altber.com
4154217151
Party name: Alaska State Employees Association/American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees Local 52, AFL-CIO
Other
Jay Randall Carson
    Counsel of Record
Buckeye Institute
88 East Broad Street
Suite 1300
Columbus, OH 43215

j.carson@buckeyeinstitute.org
614-224-4422
Party name: Buckeye Institute
William L. Messenger
    Counsel of Record
c/o National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, Inc.
8001 Braddock Road, Suite 600
Springfield, VA 22160

WLM@NRTW.ORG
7033218510
Party name: National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation
Sydney Paige Phillips
    Counsel of Record
Freedom Foundation
P.O. Box 552
Olympia, WA 98507

sphillips@freedomfoundation.com
(360) 956-3482
Party name: Freedom Foundation
Anthony John Powell
    Counsel of Record
Office of the Kansas Attomey General
120 SW 10th Avenue, 2nd Floor
Topeka, KS 66612

ANTHONY.POWELL@AG.KS.GOV
7852962215
Party name: States of Kansas, Alabama, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, and West Virginia
Timothy Mason Sandefur
    Counsel of Record
Goldwater Institute
500 E. Coronado Road
Phoenix, AZ 85004

TSANDEFUR@GOLDWATERINSTITUTE.ORG
6024625000
Party name: Goldwater Institute
Gene Clayton Schaerr
    Counsel of Record
Schaerr | Jaffe
1717 K Street NW, Suite 900
Washington, DC 20006

GSCHAERR@SCHAERR-JAFFE.COM
202-787-1060
Party name: Protect the First Foundation
Jeffrey Michael Schwab
    Counsel of Record
Liberty Justice Center
440 North Wells Street
Suite 200
Chicago, IL 60654

JSchwab@LJC.org
312-637-2280
Party name: Mark Janus, the Liberty Justice Center, and Illinois Policy Institute
Patrick J. Wright
    Counsel of Record
Mackinac Center for Public Policy
140 West Main Street
Midland, MI 48640

wright@mackinac.org
9894303912
Party name: Mackinac Center for Public Policy and Landmark Legal Foundation