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
- 817 F2D 1452Karns v. Emerson Electric Co.
- 813 F2D 1462United States v. Simpson
- 811 F2D 605Glenn v. Sowders
- 810 F2D 809United States v. Roenigk
- 810 F2D 1160Cindev Bv v. Circle Air Frt Corp
- 809 F2D 1334Henry v. Chloride, Inc.
- 805 F2D 826United States v. Long Elk
- 805 F2D 974Ambrit, Inc. v. Kraft, Inc.
- 804 F2D 435Beckman v. Mayo Foundation
- 804 F2D 239United States v. Buck
- 801 F2D 1210United States v. $39,000 in Canadian Currency
- 800 F2D 916United States v. Perdomo
- 800 F2D 1422United States v. Ebens
- 799 F2D 929Dettmer v. Landon
- 798 F2D 1570United States v. Hernando Ospina
- 798 F2D 1260Wolff v. City of Phoenix
- 793 F2D 1292Dwain Love Parallel Publishing Company v. The Family Circle Inc
- 792 F2D 1187De Abadia v. Izquierdo Mora
- 791 F2D 1561American Civil Liberties Union v. City of Birmingham
- 788 F2D 76Alfarone v. Bernie Wolff Construction Corp.
- 788 F2D 600Shaw v. State of California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control
- 786 F2D 1164Concrete Construction Company v. Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, and Secretary of Labor
- 785 F2D 781Clark v. Yosemite Community College District
- 785 F2D 1035New Jersey Sun v. Red Circle Trans
- 783 F2D 1225Collins v. United States
- 782 F2D 1049Richardson v. Circle K Corp
- 780 F2D 917Gosa v. Bryce Hospital
- 780 F2D 113United States v. Hernandez
- 779 F2D 53Winston Willis
- 775 F2D 301Sistrunk v. Circle Bar Drilling Co.
- 775 F2D 1359Trujillo v. County of Santa Clara
- 771 F2D 635Cook v. Pan American World Airways, Inc.
- 771 F2D 378United States v. Cook
- 770 F2D 991National Labor Relations Board v. IDAB, Inc.
- 766 F2D 917Lujan v. Franklin County Board of Education
- 760 F2D 167In re Sinadinos