Perspective
Jan. 9, 2016
Alaska's land and water go to court
John Sturgeon's 2007 lone hunting trip in the Alaskan wilderness has escalated into a battle over state sovereignty and the reach of federal bureaucracy that has reached the nation's high court. By Ethan W. Blevins and Damien Schiff
In 2007, John Sturgeon boarded his hovercraft and struck out into the Alaskan wilderness along the Nation River. His hunting plans fizzled when he bumped into three National Park Service officers. They insisted that national park regulations forbade the use of hovercrafts. Sturgeon pointed out that, although he was within the boundaries of a national park, the river was on state land. He believed that Alaska ...
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