Dunleavy appeals ruling requiring administration to invite owner of political website to news conferences Published February 22
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Print article JUNEAU Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy is asking the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to determine whether he is required to invite political writer Jeff Landfield to news conferences. On Monday, the Alaska Department of Law filed a notice of appeal with the federal courts, saying that it would seek to challenge a preliminary injunction issued by U.S. District Court Judge Joshua Kindred in January. Kindred, an appointee of President Donald Trump, ruled in favor of Landfield in a lawsuit over access to the governor’s news conferences.
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - A federal judge has ruled in favor of an online political writer who was prevented by Alaska’s governor from attending press conferences.
Judge Joshua Kindred issued an injunction Friday requiring Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy to invite Jeff Landfield to media briefings, Anchorage Daily News reported.
Landfield, the owner and operator of The Alaska Landmine website, sued Dunleavy over his exclusion from the governor’s press events.
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The former independent state Senate candidate uses the website to write about the Alaska Legislature, state government and politics.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) A federal judge has ruled in favor of an online political writer who was prevented by Alaska’s governor from attending press conferences.
Anchorage Daily News reports that Judge Joshua Kindred issued an injunction requiring Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy to invite Jeff Landfield to media briefings.
The former independent state Senate candidate and operator of The Alaska Landmine website sued Dunleavy over being excluded from the governor’s media events.
The judge ruled Landfield had been denied due process. The judge wrote in the order that members of the media have the right under the First Amendment to be invited to press conferences.