(The Center Square) — U.S. District Judge Sharon Gleason plans to rule on a pivotal election case in Alaska by Wednesday.
Democrats in Alaska urged Gleason to strike down a lawsuit that would prevent certification of the state’s U.S. Senate race, one of the country's closest.
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