Legal Opinion
Alsworth v. Seybert
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided April 25, 2014No. 6900 S-14978PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WINFREE, Justice.
I. INTRODUCTION
A group of citizens sued two borough assembly members, alleging various violations of borough and state conflict of interest laws and the common law conflict of interest doe-trine. After the borough took official action facilitating the assembly members' defense, the citizens moved to enjoin the assembly members from using their official positions to defend the lawsuit or pursue personal financial gain. The superior court granted a preliminary injunction under the balance of hardships standard, concluding that the citizens faced the possibility of…
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