Southeast Alaska Conservation Council, Inc. v. State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources and Alaska Mental…

Summary

The court held that the State violated Alaska's constitutional public-notice requirement by converting No Name Bay from a Statehood Act selection into a mental-health-trust selection without prior public notice. It also held that the conversion was inconsistent with HB 201, while affirming summary judgment against SEACC's contract claims and affirming the superior court's limited treatment of judicial notice. The case was remanded for a consistent remedy and reconsideration of prevailing-party status.