Alaska seeks middle ground on wolf control proposals
Alaska faces 92 wolf-control proposals as the Board of Game weighs options to aid the Delta caribou herd south of Fairbanks. A state plan would allow hunting and trapping by agents and contractors to reduce wolves by up to 75 percent in a 40 by 50 mile area for three years amid polarized views and past helicopter hunts criticized by activists.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Dave Kelleyhouse
State Board of Game
Fairbanks
Kelleyhouse
State Department of Fish and Game
Walter J. Hickel
Court narrows path for job bias lawsuits in ruling
The divided Supreme Court ruled five to four that employees cannot win Title VII discrimination claims if the employer’s reasons for firing are shown to be false. The decision limits proof of bias to cases where intent is shown rather than doubting the stated reason, affecting Hicks and similar suits nationwide.
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Antonin Scalia
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William H. Rehnquist
Sandra Day O'Connor
Anthony M. Kennedy
Clarence Thomas
David H. Souter
Byron R. White
Harry A. Blackmun
John Paul Stevens
Souter
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