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
- 522 F2D 641United States v. Bush
- 522 F2D 1060Public Interest Research Group v. Federal Communications Commission
- 520 F2D 731Smith v. United States Civil Service Commission
- 519 F2D 1330Atlas Hotels, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
- 515 F2D 130United States v. Gerry
- 513 F2D 1127United States v. An Article of Drug "Entrol-C Medicated"
- 513 F2D 1087United States v. Tramunti
- 510 F2D 1043American Standard, Inc. v. Crane Co.
- 506 F2D 291United States v. Glover
- 499 F2D 951Bonebrake v. Cox
- 497 F2D 500Smith v. United States
- 496 F2D 915United States v. Mirelez
- 496 F2D 515National Labor Relations Board v. H. P. Hood, Inc.
- 495 F2D 378United States v. Johnson
- 495 F2D 1187Warth v. Seldin
- 494 F2D 566Bracey v. Grenoble
- 494 F2D 424United States v. Baca
- 492 F2D 943United States v. Oliver
- 492 F2D 150United States v. Baxter
- 492 F2D 1244Southwind Coal Mining Company, Inc. v. Circle B. Mining Company, Inc
- 486 F2D 270Orr v. United States
- 485 F2D 941United States v. Lemonakis
- 483 F2D 1212Margoles v. Johns
- 482 F2D 648In re Ballay
- 480 F2D 726United States v. Fernandez
- 480 F2D 1254Brennan v. Corning Glass Works
- 479 F2D 290United States v. Kahan
- 478 F2D 1090Brennan v. Wilson Building, Inc.
- 477 F2D 508United States v. George
- 474 F2D 226Hodgson v. Corning Glass Works
- 473 F2D 821Dugas v. Kansas City Southern Railway Lines
- 472 F2D 145United States v. Allen
- 471 F2D 671FS Services, Inc. v. Custom Farm Services, Inc.
- 471 F2D 1350United States v. Ortega
- 471 F2D 1195Futch v. Midland Enterprises, Inc.
- 469 F2D 616Male v. Crossroads Associates
- 462 F2D 918United States v. Mele
- 462 F2D 1261Witt v. United States
- 460 F2D 891Democratic National Committee v. Federal Communications Commission
- 452 F2D 249United States v. Holmes
- 450 F2D 401Puddu v. Buonamici Statuary, Inc.
- 449 F2D 329United States v. Kelly
- 449 F2D 245Dietemann v. Time, Inc.
- 447 F2D 575United States v. Squella-Avendano
- 444 F2D 475United States v. Moore
- 443 F2D 720Lange v. United States
- 440 F2D 1395In re Hengehold
- 439 F2D 848Wiggins v. Haynes
- 439 F2D 628United States v. Long
- 438 F2D 798Bethlehem Steel Corporation v. Captain Elmer S. Yates, No. 30550 Summary Calendar. Rule 18, 5 Cir. See Isbell Enterprises, Inc v. Citizens Casualty Company of New York, 5 Cir. 1970, 431 F.2d 409, Part I