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
- 343 F3D 769Hoskins v. Bekin Van Lines
- 342 F3D 1281Maynard v. Board of Regents of the Division of Universities of the Florida Department of Education
- 340 F3D 1122United States Cellular Telephone of Greater Tulsa, L.L.C. v. City of Broken Arrow
- 34 F3D 472United States v. AM General Corp.
- 34 F3D 33United States v. Carrillo-Figueroa
- 34 F3D 114Concerned Area Residents for the Environment v. Southview Farm
- 335 F3D 353Trinity Universal Insurance v. Stevens Forestry Service, Inc.
- 334 F3D 210Courtenay Communications Corp. v. Hall
- 334 F3D 1314Omega Engineering, Inc. v. Raytek Corp.
- 330 F3D 414United States v. Firearms
- 33 F3D 532Federal Deposit Insurance v. McFarland
- 33 F3D 1454United States v. Zarnes
- 328 F3D 953United States v. James
- 327 F3D 335Rowsey v. Lee
- 321 F3D 710Taylor v. White
- 321 F3D 1366Jenkins Brick Co. v. Bremer
- 318 F3D 1284Penalty Kick Management Ltd. v. Coca Cola Co.
- 317 F3D 209Patsy's Brand, Inc. v. I.O.B. Realty, Inc.
- 315 F3D 217United Artists Theatre Co. v. Walton
- 31 F3D 1411United States v. Hatchett
- 306 F3D 616Doe ex rel. Doe v. Pulaski County Special School District
- 305 F3D 1107Johnson v. Riddle
- 303 F3D 1059Neighbors of Cuddy Mountain v. Alexander
- 300 F3D 775Oconomowoc Residential Programs, Inc. v. City of Milwaukee
- 300 F3D 1139United States v. Culliton
- 30 F3D 743Martuccio v. Commissioner
- 3 F3D 810American Totalisator Co. v. Fair Grounds Corp.
- 297 F3D 815Cavalier v. Random House, Inc.
- 292 F3D 1363Frank's Casing Crew & Rental Tools, Inc. v. PMR Technologies, Ltd.
- 290 F3D 1175Gibson v. County of Washoe
- 29 F3D 647United States v. Baird
- 29 F3D 505Simmons v. Mobil Oil Corp.
- 288 F3D 1359CCS Fitness, Inc. v. Brunswick Corp.
- 284 F3D 9New England Regional Council of Carpenters v. Kinton
- 283 F3D 1146United States v. Real Property at 2659 Roundhill Drive, Alamo, California
- 28 F3D 678National Labor Relations Board v. Dominick's Finer Foods, Inc.
- 28 F3D 108Ruffino v. North Slope Borough
- 279 F3D 532Garcia v. Kankakee County Housing Authority
- 278 F3D 1223Bellsouth Telecommunications, Inc. v. MCImetro Access Transmission Services, Inc.
- 274 F3D 1371Interactive Pictures Corp. v. Infinite Pictures, Inc.
- 273 F3D 346Evans v. Port Authority of New York
- 27 F3D 1499Blue Circle Cement, Inc. v. Board of County Commissioners of Rogers
- 27 F3D 1274Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States v. Bell
- 266 F3D 771Stafne v. Unicare Homes
- 266 F3D 152Smith v. National Collegiate Athletic Ass'n
- 262 F3D 1339McGinley v. Franklin Sports, Inc.
- 260 F3D 1202Medley v. Polk Co.
- 26 F3D 1124United States v. Brown
- 256 F3D 895United States v. Johnson
- 255 F3D 301Darrah v. City of Oak Park