Alaska Supreme Court upholds constitutionality of campaign ad disclosure statements

By: James Brooks

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: February 18, 2026

Words: 766

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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Alaska’s legally required campaign ad disclaimers do not violate the First Amendment, the state supreme court ruled Friday, deciding a six-year-old dispute between the Alaska Policy Forum and state campaign regulators.

Justice Dario Borghesan wrote the 61-page decision on behalf of the court, which ruled unanimously and upheld minor fines against APF that were issued by the Alaska Public Offices Commission five years ago.

At issue were a series of news releases, opinion pieces …

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