Mertz Law                                  Douglas Kemp Mertz
Publications

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The Role of the Anthropologist as an Expert Witness in Litigation, presented at the Annual Conference of the Alaska Anthropological Association, 1994.

A Primer on Alaska Native Sovereignty,1991

The Noatak Decision: Why Everyone Lost, opinion article published in the Anchorage Daily News, July 1991

Oil Spills in Alaska: A Study of the State of Alaska's Implementation of Oil Spill Laws and Programs, prepared for the Alaska Citizens' Oversight Council on Oil and Other Hazardous Substances, 1991 [primary author and editor].

The Legal Relationship Between Oil Spill Response Action Contractors and Other Parties to an Oil Spill, prepared for the Cook Inlet Regional Citizens Advisory Committee, 1991.

Oil Spills: An Initial Response Manual for Attorneys General, National Association of Attorneys General, 1990 [primary author and editor].

Legal Contingency Planning for Oil Spills, proceedings of the 1985 Oil Spill Conference, American Petroleum Institute, 1985 [co-author with James S. Mattson, Ph.D.].

The Alaska Historic Preservation Act and Submerged Cultural Resources, Proceedings of the Alaska Marine Archaeology Workshop, Alaska Sea Grant Program, 1983 [co-author with T. Herrick Robertson].



Sen. Kim Elton, flanked by Rep. Cathy Muñoz, left, and Beth Kerttula, read a certificate at the Capitol honoring Doug Mertz for his six years of pro bono work as the main attorney for Joseph Frederick in a case involving free speech issues in school. The "Bong HIts 4 Jesus" case went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. 
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