Legal Opinion
Isakson v. Rickey
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided May 21, 1976No. 2550PublishedCited by 128 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ERWIN, Justice.
This appeal involves a challenge to a section of Alaska’s Limited Entry Act, AS 16.43.010 et seq., which was enacted by the State Legislature in 1973. The Act created the Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission and a scheme for precluding entry of some fishermen into the Alaska commercial fisheries. Appellants, all Alaska commercial fishermen, contend that a certain provision of the Act denies them equal protection of the laws and is therefore unconstitutional.
A brief review of the history of limited entry in Alaska is necessary to understand the positions of the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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- F. S. Royster Guano Co. v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Cleveland Board of Education v. LaFleurSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Vlandis v. KlineSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by128 opinions
- State v. GlassAlaska Supreme Court · 1978
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- Alaska Pacific Assurance Co. v. BrownAlaska Supreme Court · 1984
- Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission v. ApokedakAlaska Supreme Court · 1980
- North Slope Borough v. Sohio Petroleum Corp.Alaska Supreme Court · 1978
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