Legislative immunity clause protects Alaska ethics investigations, state Supreme Court says

By: James Brooks

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: August 7, 2026

Words: 560

Last Updated: 1 week, 4 days ago

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The Alaska Supreme Court on Friday upheld a lower court’s decision to dismiss a lawsuit by former state Sen. Lora Reinbold, R-Eagle River, against the state of Alaska and the Alaska Legislature’s committee on legislative ethics.

Reinbold had sued the committee and the state’s executive branch in 2022 after the committee concluded that Reinbold had violated the Legislative Ethics Act by blocking people from commenting on her legislative Facebook page “solely for expressing …

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