Laverty v. Alaska RR Corp.

OPINION

BRYNER, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Paul Laverty sued to block a contract allowing the Flamingo Brothers Partnership to extract gravel from Alaska Railroad Corporation (ARRC) land, alleging that the contract disposed of state land without prior public notice, in violation of the Alaska Constitution's Public Notice Clause. The superi- or court ruled that the constitution bars ARRC from disposing of its lands without public notice because they are "state lands" under the constitution. But the court denied declaratory relief, finding that the public received adequate notice through Flamingo…