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
- 114 F3D 181Montoute v. Carr
- 113 F3D 1240Anthony Guaring Alviedo v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
- 112 F3D 910In re Grand Jury Subpoena Duces Tecum
- 111 F3D 993Fun-Damental Too, Ltd. v. Gemmy Industries Corp.
- 111 F3D 561United States v. Rouse
- 111 F3D 139Warren v. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Dept.
- 111 F3D 138Jose Antonio Gutierrez-Reyes v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
- 110 F3D 70Sovereign Partners Sovereign Partners v. Lascu J
- 110 F3D 65United States v. John E. Lloyd
- 110 F3D 59District 29, United Mine Workers of America v. Patsy Trucking, Incorporated
- 109 F3D 883Rycoline Products, Inc. v. C & W Unlimited
- 108 F3D 337In Re Donald E. Davis, Debtor. Gary Feezor v. Donald E. Davis
- 108 F3D 165Crittenden v. Tri-State Thermo King, Inc.
- 107 F3D 877Pens. Plan Guide (Cch) P 23936e
- 107 F3D 331Charles D. Gautreaux v. Scurlock Marine, Inc.
- 107 F3D 20Cf Fabricators of Utah Inc Cf Fabricators of Utah Inc v. Certain Former Employees of Cf & I Steel Corporation
- 107 F3D 110Edith Libutti v. United States of America
- 106 F3D 433Bowden v. United States
- 106 F3D 413Blue Circle Cement Company Inc v. National Labor Relations Board
- 106 F3D 408Palmer v. Kw Prunty
- 104 F3D 38Levy v. Kosher Overseers Ass'n of America, Inc.
- 104 F3D 1492United States v. Alkhabaz
- 103 F3D 677Rudolph v. Metropolitan Airports Commission
- 102 F3D 1494Amarel v. Connell
- 101 F3D 155Cohen v. Brown University
- 100 F3D 560United States v. Rouse
- 999 F2D 370Wilson v. Jotori Dredging, Inc.
- 998 F2D 431Maxwell v. City of Indianapolis
- 998 F2D 324Reich v. Circle C. Investments, Inc.
- 998 F2D 1010United States v. Clark
- 997 F2D 665United States v. Lunstedt
- 995 F2D 925California Department of Health Services v. Jensen
- 995 F2D 1486United States v. Dos Cabezas Corp.
- 994 F2D 160Doe v. Duncanville Independent School District
- 994 F2D 1214Magallanes Investment, Inc. v. Circuit Systems, Inc.
- 994 F2D 1184United States v. Perkins
- 992 F2D 896United States v. Garza-Juarez
- 991 F2D 806United States v. John R. Gassei
- 991 F2D 786Richard A. Street v. Michael T. Maloney
- 990 F2D 1262United States v. Gomez
- 989 F2D 498Circle K Corporation v. National Labor Relations Board
- 989 F2D 1524Topanga Press, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles