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37 Alaska L. Rev. i (2020)

handle is hein.journals/allr37 and id is 1 raw text is: NOTE FROM THE EDITOR The Alaska Law Review is pleased to present our June 2020 issue, which is the first in our thirty-seventh volume. The scholarly works in this issue address numerous timely topics with particular significance for Alaska. From the Permanent Fund dividend program to education funding, and from data privacy to domestic violence protective orders, the topics reviewed in the following article, notes, and comments are connected by more than just their importance to the state. Each piece explores some aspect of one of the pillars of a functioning constitutional democracy: the separation of powers and the collective responsiveness of the branches of government. Whether considering the legislature's response to a judicial opinion, the courts' checks on executive power, or the successes and failures in drafting and construing constitutional and statutory provisions, the following scholarship grapples with issues familiar to the entire country. These more universal topics gain special importance when coupled with Alaska's unique challenges and strengths, providing insight into the resilience of Alaska's democracy. In Did the Alaska Supreme Court Get it Right in Its Decision in the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend Case?, Jack Brian McGee examines the history of the Permanent Fund dividend program and the Alaska Supreme Court's decision in Wielechowski v. State upholding the governor's power to reduce the annual dividend. Based on the court's own principles of constitutional interpretation, Mr. McGee argues that the constitutional amendment that established the Permanent Fund also vested authority in the legislature to dedicate the Fund's income, exempting that income from the constitutional prohibition on dedicated funds. Because the legislature exercised that authority when it established the statutory scheme regulating the dividend program, including the mechanism for determining the annual dividend's amount, the dividend program does not require an appropriation and is not subject to the governor's veto. Mr. McGee concludes that the court incorrectly decided Wielechowski with detrimental consequences for the long-term management of the Permanent Fund dividend program. Our first student note, Alaska's Explicit Right to Privacy Warrants Greater Protection of Alaskans' Personal Data, presents how the legislature can more effectively protect Alaskans' data privacy rights. Eric Buchanan argues that existing state law fails to adequately protect Alaskans from the exploitation of private companies. The Alaska Constitution explicitly establishes a right to privacy and tasks the legislature with protecting that

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