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MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2001

Alaska's Republican lawmakers who hoped to scuttle Democratic Gov. Tony Knowles have missed their chance to appeal the Katie John case to the Supreme Court.

The chariman of the Alaska Legislative Council, which represents the GOP-controlled Legislature, said the Supreme Court has turned down the group's request to file a third-party appeal. Although Knowles had requested an extension for the state, it didn't apply to outside groups.

So while Knowles had until October 4 to decide, the group only had until August 6. Knowles eventually dropped the appeal and formed a state panel to come up with an amendment that would recognize Native and other subsistence rights.

The panel has drafted an amendment and continues to finalize it.

Get the Story:
Katie John appeal filing misses deadline (AP 10/13)

Relevant Links:
Subsistence Amendment, Alaska Governor Tony Knowles - http://www.gov.state.ak.us/subsistence_amendment
Native subsistence rights, Native American Rights Fund - http://www.narf.org/pubs/justice/1999SPRING/spring1999.htm
Alaska Federation of Natives - http://www.akfednatives.org
Katie John et al. v. State of Alaska - http://www.mountainstateslegal.org/legal_cases.cfm?legalcaseid=64

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