Local organizers are promoting a peaceful, state-wide Alaska courthouse sit-in planned for Wednesday, March 15th with the local event to be held a the Kenai Courthouse located at 125 Trading Bay Road in Kenai.
Local event organizer, David Haeg is calling for the sit-in protest to begin at 8 a.m. on the 15th and to continue “until the Alaska Supreme Court’s recent unconstitutional suspension of Grand Jury powers is rescinded”.
Supporters point to the Alaska’s Constitution wording on Grand Jury powers, including:
“The power of grand juries to investigate and make recommendations concerning the public welfare or safety shall never be suspended.” article 1, section 8.
Proposed sit-in court locations include:
Juneau Courthouse
123 W 4th St, Juneau, AK
Kenai Courthouse
125 Trading Bay Rd, Kenai, AK
Nesbett Courthouse
825 W 4th Ave #2004, Anchorage,
Palmer Courthouse
435 S Denali St, Palmer, AK
Fairbanks Courthouse
101 Lacey St, Fairbanks, AK
For more details on the proposed, peaceful protest go to AlaskaGrandJurorsAssociation.Org.
