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47 Alaska B. Rag 1 (2023)

handle is hein.barjournals/askabar0047 and id is 1 raw text is: Association brings MLK Day free legal clinic to Bethel saw how my presence added to the By Zach Manzella effort. She let me know Russ Win din- nr nr )Cc Cl th IJILnn t 'h w C -1 r--4 ML~ ~A ~L3 A } A` j 1 {J , 1 7 JJJ 4' ,: - a s ' -- _ 1 Ib ° Ali g a t 14 For 14 years the Alaska Bar Association has been holding its P R O B O N 0 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Legal Clinic. It has been a privilege and a lot of fun to serve the commu- nity through this event. This past year the Bar Association brought the MLK Day Legal Clinic to Beth- el, and I am grateful that I could be a part of that effort, too. How it began The way 1 remember it, in 2009 Krista Scully, the Alaska Bar Pro Bono director, called me to ask if I would join an organizing commit- tee to create a free legal clinic to be held on MLK Day. Having worked with Krista on other projects prior to that phone call, I trusted that she had a vision for the project and ner proposec re concept, sne was aiming to get six to eight people on the committee, she had looked into similar projects from other state bar associations, and she had some ideas and models for us to review. I was in. The first MLK Day Legal Clinic in January 2010 was held at the Mountain View Boys and Girls Club which has continued to provide the Bar Association with a venue for the Anchorage MLK Day Legal Clinic when we have been able to hold it in person. In 2010 and for most of the years going forward, I found myself facilitating the Intake Section for the clinic. Intake was designed to be a triage type of area with parale- gals, attorneys and judges meeting with clients to educate them on the process for the day and to identify the clients' legal issues so that the Continued on page 10 Alaska Supreme Court takes deliberations to high school By Meredith Montgomery Supreme Court LIVE brings Alaska Supreme Court oral argu- ments in actual cases to student audiences in Alaska high school auditoriums. Designed to help stu- dents better understand the justice system, this unique learning op- portunity debuted in 2010, and has brought cases to Anchorage, Fair- banks, Juneau, Kenai, Ketchikan, Palmer, Sitka and Utqiagvik. LIVE offers high school students an oppor- tunity to learn about the progress of an actual appellate case and to ob- serve the Supreme Court in session. As part of its program, the court conducts oral arguments in high schools throughout the state. In No- vember 2022, Fairbanks students and teachers gathered at Lathrop High School to hear oral arguments in State of Alaska v. John William McKelvey III. The case illustrates the tensions between law enforcement and a citizen's right to privacy. This case arises from a crim-_ inal investigation near Fairbanks. After an Alaska State trooper re- ceived a tip about a marijuana grow operation at a persons resi- dence and nearby greenhouse, the trooper took pho- tographs from an airplane using a telephoto lens. The trooper relied on these photos andt The Alaska Supreme Court hears arguments before students and teachers at Lathrop High School in Fairbanks. (Photo by Meredith Montgomery) drug-related offenses based on the evidence taken during the search. The homeowner argued that sur- veillance with an airplane and a telephoto lens was a search that vio- lated his constitutional rights to be LIVE offers high school students an opportunity to learn about the progress of an actual appellate case and to observe the Supreme Court in session. As part of its program, the court conducts oral arguments in high schools throughout the state. the tip to get a search warrant from the court. The homeowner was later charged with free from unreason- able searches and seizures. The Supe- rior Court decided the police photogra- phy in this case was not a search. but the Alaska Court of Appeals disagreed. deciding that the trooper violated the Alaska Constitu- tion by not getting a warrant first. The Alaska Supreme Court granted the State of Alaska's request for review of the Court of Appeals decision. Volunteer attorneys visited classrooms in the week preceding the session to prepare students to understand the legal arguments in the case. They discussed the appel- late process in general and the legal issues presented by this case. Stu- dents had access to briefs and other written materials relevant to the case. After the oral argument ses- sion ended, students had an oppor- tunity to ask questions of attorneys and the justices. The written materials used for this case and the briefs, including an amicus curiae brief submitted by the Alaska Public Defender Agency on behalf of the respondent. are available on the court's website un- der the media tab. Video footage of the session is available through KTOO Public TV in Juneau under Gavel Alaska. Meredith Montgomerr is clerk of the Appellate Courts. C 0 Oa a - C Ca E 0 c 4m LU 1 d CJ l::) , LiJ ~ ~ ~I- na- 0C) u ..I-(rC ~~o - to4 I e i-

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