In a decision released January 12, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to revisit the 9th circuit’s decision that defended the Katie John cases and subsistence fishing rights, which were under attack by the State of Alaska.
Victory for Subsistence Fishing Rights: US v. Alaska ruling
On Friday, March 29, 2024, the Federal District Court for the District Court of Alaska took an important step forward in protecting Alaska Native and rural Alaskan subsistence rights by ruling in favor of the United States, KRITFC, and other Alaska Native subsistence rights advocates by rejecting the State of Alaska’s attack on federally-protected subsistence rights. The federal court permanently enjoined the State of Alaska from repeating its recent unlawful actions on the Kuskokwim River.