Clinton Desjarlais, Appellant v. State of Alaska, Office of the Lieutenant Governor, Appellee

Summary

The court affirmed summary judgment for the State, holding that the lieutenant governor properly refused to certify an initiative that would broadly prohibit abortion because controlling constitutional precedent made it clearly unconstitutional. The court also rejected claims that Alaska law required the State to outlaw abortion, that DesJarlais was entitled to a jury determination, or that the superior court had to require attorneys and the judge to produce additional licensing or oath documentation.