Entries for 'Court House News'

...A federal judge said she’s inclined to reject the state’s bid to dismiss a free market think tank's challenge to Act 11....

...The high court seemed to question when, not if, the Air Force should face environmental review challenges to disposing hazardous waste on Guam’s beaches....

...The future of state lawsuits seeking to charge 'fossil' fuel companies for the 'costs' of 'climate change' appeared uncertain after oral arguments at the Supreme Court on Monday....

... lawsuit claims the Department of Transportation unlawfully rolled back measures that would have required new vehicles to be more fuel efficient ....

...The justices also turned down broader constitutional claims that the fund was an illegal taking, violated due process, discriminated against out-of-state attorneys and crossed separation-of-powers lines....

...Conservation groups argue NOAA rushed to advance a mining company's bid to explore the ocean floor without letting the public see the materials behind the decision....

...The nation's largest business lobby argues Hawaii's first-in-the-nation law stripping corporations of election-spending power cannot survive First Amendment scrutiny....

... The Hawaii Supreme Court questioned if Honolulu did enough to notify nearly 1,800 landowners ...

...Primrose and Morrison had been reported as possible Russian spies....

... jurors told a state judge they had not discussed the case or verdict with anyone outside the jury room--the Maui doctor was denied a new trial on Friday....

... $222 million for attorneys who worked on the sprawling lawsuit ....

... jurors answered “no” when Oahu Circuit Judge Paul Wong asked whether they were aware of any juror, including themselves, discussing the substance of deliberations with an outsider ....

...the latest of 25 similar complaints the Justice Department has filed claiming states are violating federal law by offering financial aid to illegals....

...The two Republicans locked in a 842-842 tie will now face each other again in the general election....

... Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services published a final rule last month prohibiting states from using federal reimbursement for puberty-delaying medications, hormone therapies and surgical procedures ....

... A ‘rematch’ would open the Republican Primary to being decided by Democrats—a violation of Republicans’ freedom of association rights ....

...Tiffany Lam, the wife of former PacMar Technologies CEO Martin Kao, can't use a still-pending state court appeal or her husband's criminal convictions to get the defense contractor's racketeering claims against her dismissed....

...U.S. District Judge Jill Otake found Hawaii’s restrictions fit within the nation’s historical tradition of firearm regulation, denying the plaintiffs’ motion to declare the law unconstitutional....

...A federal judge rejected the Navy's bid to kill a citizen lawsuit over 2021 jet fuel releases at Pearl Harbor's Red Hill facility....

...Tommy Waters had claimed a delay in the start of his original council term meant he could run a third time but was denied by the Hawaii Supreme Court....

...The justices will rule by Friday’s statutory deadline. Whatever the outcome, only two names can appear on the November ballot for the seat: Waters and Ozawa, or Ozawa and Gregory....

... Enviros sue to block 31 million-acre deep-sea mining lease off American Samoa ....

... Prosecutors say members of the sanctioned Tehran-based firm the Mabna Institute compromised emails for more than 100,000 college professors worldwide ....

...National Rifle Association claim Colorado’s capitol city provides no legal pathway for out-of-state residents to carry firearms for self defense....

...Hawaii's Supreme Court said a plaintiff's own negligence can't reduce damages for a defendant's intentional fraud....

... A coalition of 24 states and Washington, D.C. sued the Trump administration on Monday, challenging a decision authorizing the disclosure of personal information for individuals participating in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program ....

... the rules governing what can be built near the shore have been debated among developers, environmental advocates and fire survivors trying to rebuild their homes in Lahaina ....

... The victim in the case reported that Granillo struck her in the parking lot, dragged her into his car, drove her to a beach, held her at knifepoint and repeatedly sexually assaulted and beat her before she escaped ....

"...The impacts to an endangered Hawaiian bee that moved into the redevelopment area were not included in previous environmental reviews...."

... Thirteen Democrat-led states can continue pursuing their lawsuit accusing the Trump administration of terminating multi-billion dollar clean energy programs without congressional approval ....

"...It was February 2023, and Professor Kenneth Lawson had something to say...."

... Hawaii enacted a default gun law requiring permission for carrying on private property after the Supreme Court upended the island’s tight firearm restrictions in 2022 ....

... the case turns on a distinction: The difference between genuine development and routine activities that were never meant to require permits ....

...A federal judge ruled Tuesday that claims Maui County operates streetlights that disorient and kill protected Hawaiian seabirds must go to trial....

... She was arrested anyway, taken to the station and blew a 0.140 on a breath test, well above the legal limit ....

... Why This Suit Will Fail: 2009 Supreme Court ruling shields Hawaiian Homelands and ceded lands revenue ....

... TikTok wants Hawaii’s state lawsuit accusing TikTok of deliberately addicting children dismissed, or at least moved to federal court ....

...whether Philip Morris can slash a lung cancer survivor’s damage by blaming her for becoming addicted to cigarettes....

...Both the Oahu First Circuit Court and the Intermediate Court of Appeals sided against him....

...Some labor groups also opposed the measure, arguing it could restrict unions’ political activity, though a proposed union carve-out was rejected in conference....

...The legislative session ends Friday, with a the corporate spending bill still hanging in the balance....

...A conference committee vote Tuesday advanced a measure that would let nieces and nephews inherit Hawaiian home leases....

... ruling against a conservative 'election integrity' foundation’s efforts for a list of the Aloha State’s registered voters ....

...A federal judge signaled he would allow some civil discovery to proceed in the government's bid to seize the late crime boss Michael Miske's $20 million fortune....

...a group of customers claimed the merger had increased flight costs and reduced services in violation of antitrust laws....

... The case over a banned pesticide used on banana plantations in Costa Rica has spanned thirty years and multiple courts ....

... A Ninth Circuit panel said a federal judge misinterpreted a key aviation liability law when tossing claims against an aircraft manufacturer named in a wrongful death lawsuit ....

... A federal judge signed off on payouts for 119 minors ....

...The plaintiffs argue that three executive orders focused on “unleashing” American energy are unconstitutional....

... A 1950 Supreme Court ruling prohibits service members from suing the federal government for injuries arising from military service ....