The Dunleavy administration justified removing Petersburg teacher Dan J. Sullivan from the U.S. Senate ballot by saying he was a “sham candidate,” but on Monday declared the Trump administration doesn’t have the right to intervene on the same basis.

Late Monday night, a federal judge agreed to expedite the case with a series of deadlines during the next three days involving motions to intervene in or dismiss the lawsuit.

The state of Alaska, in a…

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