Circle, Alaska
2,428 opinions mention this place
Circle (also called Circle City) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 100. Circle is 260 km (162 miles) northeast of Fairbanks at the end of the Steese Highway. Circle was named by miners in the late 1800s who believed that the town was on the Arctic Circle. The Arctic Circle is actually about 80 km (50 miles) north of Circle. Circle is also the unofficial northern terminus of the Pan-American Highway. Every February, Circle City hosts a checkpoint for the long-distance Yukon Quest sled dog race.
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Landmark decisions involving Circle
- Saenz v. Roe (1999)526 U.S. 489
- Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida (1996)517 U.S. 44
- United States v. Lopez (1995)514 U.S. 549
- Sony Corp. v. Universal City Studios (1984)464 U.S. 417
- Spinelli v. United States (1969)393 U.S. 410overruled
- Parker v. Ellis (1960)362 U.S. 574overruled
- United States v. South-Eastern Underwriters Ass'n (1944)322 U.S. 533
- Minersville School District v. Gobitis (1940)310 U.S. 586overruled
- Rose v. Himley (1808)8 U.S. 241overruled
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Opinions mentioning Circle
- 489 F2D 1393Canal Insurance v. Baldree
- 489 F2D 1181United States v. Wright
- 489 F2D 103Newell v. Harold Shaffer Leasing Co.
- 488 F2D 147In the Matter of American Magnesium Company, Debtor. Ozark-Mahoning Company v. American Magnesium Company, Debtor
- 488 F2D 1307United States v. Bowles
- 487 F2D 700Nixon v. Sirica
- 487 F2D 303Helfenbein v. International Industries, Inc.
- 486 F2D 340Gold v. Sloan
- 484 F2D 215Bradley v. Milliken
- 483 F2D 880Placid Oil Co. v. Federal Power Commission
- 483 F2D 37United States v. Sellers
- 482 F2D 1007Chicago & North Western Railway Co. v. Tyler
- 481 F2D 152United States of America Ex Rel. James C. Haynes v. Charles L. McKendrick Warden, Wallkill State Prison, Walkill, New York
- 481 F2D 1062United States v. Maude
- 479 F2D 201Henry S. Bloomgarden v. Charles B. Coyer
- 478 F2D 938Sullivan v. Murphy
- 478 F2D 262Harold H. LANGFORD Et Al., Appellants, v. CITY OF TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS, Et Al., Appellees
- 477 F2D 718Bostrom v. Astro Crecido CIA, Nav. S.A.
- 477 F2D 411Manual De J. Gomez v. Jerry v. Wilson, Chief of Police
- 475 F2D 943United States v. Martin
- 475 F2D 85Abbott Redmont Thinlite Corp. v. Redmont
- 474 F2D 336Wilcox v. Commerce Bank
- 473 F2D 863Thomas Baggett v. Charlie B. Richardson and James Martin
- 471 F2D 375United Transportation Union v. Illinois Terminal Railroad
- 469 F2D 808William E. Royce v. Robert J. Moore, Superintendent
- 467 F2D 419United States v. Brown
- 466 F2D 830Cousins v. City Council of Chicago
- 465 F2D 688United States v. Dukow
- 463 F2D 853Robinson v. Diamond Housing Corp.
- 463 F2D 752Gaf Corp. v. Circle Floor Co.
- 459 F2D 650Iowa-Des Moines National Bank, Administrator of the Estate of David Mallon, Deceased v. Insurance Company of North America
- 459 F2D 395Milos Zajicek v. United Fruit Company, Etc., Third Party v. Panama Free Port Corporation, Third Party
- 457 F2D 402Employers' Liability Assurance Corp. v. Enos Coal Corp.
- 456 F2D 1074United States v. Crowthers
- 455 F2D 7Perkins v. Mississippi
- 453 F2D 709Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 93,300 Gaf Corporation v. Paul Milstein
- 453 F2D 250Struthers Scientific & International Corp. v. Rappl & Hoenig Co.
- 453 F2D 1324Geoghegan & Mathis, Inc. v. Commissioner
- 453 F2D 132Exer-Genie, Inc., and E. E. Holkesvick v. Alexander G. McDonald and Buddy Systems, Inc.
- 452 F2D 163Ellipse Corporation, Cross-Appellant v. Ford Motor Company, Cross-Appellee
- 451 F2D 1211Tillman v. Wheaton-Haven Recreation Ass'n
- 448 F2D 1045Knox Hill Tenant Council v. Washington
- 446 F2D 652UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BETHLEHEM STEEL CORPORATION Et Al., Defendants-Appellees
- 442 F2D 862National Air Carrier Ass'n v. Civil Aeronautics Board
- 442 F2D 450Latex Construction Company v. Jacksonville Shipyards, Inc.
- 441 F2D 620United States ex rel. Carter v. LaVallee
- 439 F2D 1059Pound v. Insurance Co. of North America
- 438 F2D 927Houchin v. Thompson
- 438 F2D 1068Robert J. Helfenbein and Circle Investments of Missouri, Inc. v. International Industries, Inc., Robert J. Helfenbein and Crescent Investments of Iowa, Inc. v. International Industries, Inc.
- 437 F2D 513Ransom v. Brennan