Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Alaska State Department of Fish & Game
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided November 29, 1991No. S-3000, S-3001PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BURKE, Justice.
The appellants, all Alaska Native fishermen, began their action in superior court alleging that emergency orders issued by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (Department) and regulations promulgated by the Alaska Board of Fisheries (Board) discriminated against them because of their race. After a bench trial, the superior court entered judgment against the state, finding that the Department and Board had violated AS 18.80, the Alaska Human Rights Act. The superior court, however, awarded the plaintiffs only declaratory relief.
The plaintiffs have appealed three…
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