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American court hears arguments over polar bear habitation zone plans – report

The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has been asked to overturn a lower court's ruling rejecting the creation of a vast polar bear habitation zone in the Arctic.

11:11 12.08.2015

Alaska loses bid to invalidate measures aimed at saving endangered sea lions

A US court held Tuesday that a federal agency had acted appropriately in imposing limitations on commercial fishing in certain sub-regions of the Pacific Ocean that play host to an endangered population of sea lions, thus rejecting claims brought by Alaska and representatives of the fishing industry challenging the restrictions.

17:40 24.07.2013

US court expands Alaska Native land, equality rights

A federal court in Washington DC ruled this week that the Secretary for the Interior (Secretary) is entitled to take land into trust for Alaska Natives in a landmark ruling that places Alaska’s native population on equal footing with other Native American populations.

17:32 05.04.2013

NGO to challenge US ownership of Alaska in Russian court Apr. 29

The Moscow Commercial Court has ordered the Russian Orthodox Church NGO Pchyolki to provide additional documents for its claim against the US governments purchase of Alaska and has postponed the case until April 29.

14:10 01.04.2013