Alaska Supreme Court considers limits of executive and legislative power, including on abortion

By: James Brooks

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: March 5, 2026

Words: 876

Last Updated: 5 days, 8 hours ago

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For years, politically conservative members of the Alaska Legislature have attempted to restrict state-paid abortion care via language in the annual state budget.

That maneuver and similar actions could be ruled unconstitutional by the Alaska Supreme Court, which on Wednesday heard oral arguments in a lawsuit that may determine the limits of the Alaska Constitution’s confinement clause, which requires that budget bills be limited to spending and not include policy changes.

At issue in the …

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