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LATHAM v. PALIN

No. S-13526.

251 P.3d 341 (2011)

Ben LATHAM, Appellant, v. Governor Sarah PALIN and Alaska Attorney General Talis Colberg, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

Rehearing Denied April 29, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ben Latham , pro se, Anchorage, Appellant.

John W. Erickson, Jr. , Assistant Attorney General, Anchorage, and Daniel S. Sullivan , Attorney General, Juneau, for Appellees.

Before: CARPENETI, Chief Justice, FABE, WINFREE, CHRISTEN, and STOWERS, Justices.

OPINION

FABE, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Ben Latham sued the governor and attorney general for failing to challenge the constitutionality of 1995 legislation that modified the jurisdiction of the court of appeals to hear excessive sentence appeals. The superior court dismissed Latham's lawsuit on the grounds of res judicata and collateral estoppel. Latham now appeals.

This is Latham's third lawsuit related to the 1995 legislation....

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