March 11, 2025: Judge Grants Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss

On March 11, 2025, Judge Dani R. Crosby of the Superior Court of Alaska granted the State’s motion to dismiss the case, stating that the state’s policy to advance the Alaska Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Project is beyond judicial review. 

Andrew Welle, lead attorney for the plaintiffs, responded to the ruling, saying, “Today’s ruling is a clear miscarriage of justice with enormous implications. Alaska’s Constitution expressly guarantees equal access to and sustainable yield of the critical natural resources Alaska’s youth need to sustain their lives, health, and cultures. Today’s decision eviscerates these protections by placing not only the Alaska LNG Project but all natural resource management decisions beyond review by Alaska’s Courts, upending decades of precedent.”