• Alaska asks court to delay gay marriage appeal until Supreme Court ruling

    A spokeswoman for Attorney General Craig Richards said the request won’t change the status of same-sex marriage; Alaska will continue to allow and recognize marriages of gay and lesbian couples.

  • New Alaska attorney general to review same-sex marriage appeal

    JUNEAU, Alaska — Craig Richards, Alaska’s new attorney general, says he will review litigation over same-sex marriage in the state strictly along constitutional lines. Richards, 39, is the former law partner of Gov. Bill Walker, who defeated Parnell and took office Monday.

  • Ninth Circuit rejects Alaska’s appeal for 11-judge review of gay marriage ruling

    ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The state of Alaska has lost another attempt to reinstate a ban on same-sex marriage, and Gov.-elect Bill Walker has changed his stance on the issue.

  • Alaska has spent over $100K defending same-sex marriage lawsuit

    ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The state of Alaska has spent more than $103,000 to defend a lawsuit that overturned the state’s ban on same-sex marriage.

  • U.S. Supreme Court allows same-sex marriages to go forward in Alaska

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday denied the state of Alaska’s request to put a stop to gay marriages pending an appeal. Justice Anthony Kennedy denied the request in a written order Friday morning. U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Burgess on Sunday ruled the state’s ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional.

  • 9th Circuit grants temporary stay of Alaska same-sex marriages

    SAN FRANCISCO — The federal appeals court for the West on Wednesday issued a temporary halt to gay marriages in Alaska, just hours before most couples would be allowed to tie the knot. A three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco granted a temporary halt until late Friday morning to allow the state to take its case…

  • Alaska asks federal appeals court to delay same-sex marriages

    ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The state of Alaska is asking a federal appeals court for a stay after a judge ruled the state’s gay marriage ban is unconstitutional. The state seeks the stay from the 9th Circuit Court while it appeals the lower court’s opinion.

  • Alaska asks federal judge to stay same-sex marriage decision

    ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The state of Alaska has asked a federal judge to stay his decision allowing same-sex marriages to go forward. The state on Monday filed its notice that it will appeal to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. It also asked U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Burgess to stay his opinion released Sunday, in which he found Alaska’s…

  • Alaska same-sex couples begin applying for marriage licenses

    ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A number of same-sex couples applied for marriage licenses in Alaska on Monday after a federal judge struck down the state’s ban on same-sex unions. Matthew Hamby and Christopher Shelden, lead plaintiffs in the case against the state, were among the applicants.

  • Federal judge strikes down Alaska’s same-sex marriage ban

    ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A federal judge has struck down Alaska’s first-in-the-nation ban on same-sex marriages. U.S. District Judge Timothy Burgess on Sunday said the ban violates the U.S. constitutional guarantee of due process and equal protection.