Friends of Alaska National Wil, et al v. Debra Haaland, et al

  1. November 14, 2022

    9th Circ. Grants En Banc Rehearing Of Alaska Land Swap

    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.

  2. August 08, 2022

    DOI Fights Rehearing Of Alaska Land Swap

    The U.S. Department of the Interior is opposing a bid for an en banc rehearing by environmental groups over its 2019 approval of a land exchange allowing a road to run through Izembek National Wildlife Refuge land between Cold Bay and King Cove, Alaska, saying that the exchange is not meant for economic gain.

  3. May 10, 2022

    Jimmy Carter Fights 9th Circ.'s Reading Of Law He Signed

    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.

  4. April 29, 2022

    Groups Want 9th Circ. To Give Alaska Land Swap A 2nd Look

    Green groups on Friday asked for en banc Ninth Circuit review of a split panel ruling they say wrongly allowed a land swap between an Alaska Native village corporation and the federal government for a road project the groups claim would harm wildlife. 

  5. March 16, 2022

    9th Circ. Reverses Ruling Blocking Road For Alaska Tribes

    The Ninth Circuit reversed on Wednesday a lower court's decision to block a Trump-era planned land exchange between an Alaska Native village corporation and the U.S. Department of the Interior, disagreeing with the district court's ruling that the government had failed to abide by federal law when it approved the exchange. 

  6. August 23, 2021

    Alaska Native Village In 'Agony' Waiting For EMS Access

    An Alaska Native community on the Aleut peninsula has urged the Ninth Circuit not to stay a case aiming to halt the construction of a gravel road that would allow them access to emergency health services, saying it is "a life and death matter for all indigenous Aleut" residents.

  7. January 19, 2021

    DOI Didn't Justify OK For Alaska Refuge Road, Activists Say

    Environmental groups have urged the Ninth Circuit to preserve a ruling that rejected the U.S. Department of the Interior's approval of a land swap to allow a road for an Alaska Native community to be built through a wildlife refuge, saying the DOI secretary violated federal law and didn't justify switching the agency's stance against the plan.

  8. November 24, 2020

    Trump Admin. Tells 9th Circ. Alaska Land Swap Is Valid

    The Trump administration has told the Ninth Circuit that it properly weighed public health concerns when it approved a land transfer that could allow an isolated Native community to build a road through a wildlife refuge, despite the Obama administration's concern about the project's environmental impact.