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“Hawaii top court upholds gun laws, criticizes US Supreme Court; Hawaii Supreme Court says it disagrees with U.S. Supreme Court’s Second Amendment rulings; Court upholds laws barring carrying guns in public without a license”

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Hawaii top court upholds gun laws, criticizes US Supreme Court; Hawaii Supreme Court says it disagrees with U.S. Supreme Court’s Second Amendment rulings; Court upholds laws barring carrying guns in public without a license”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report.

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US appeals court agrees to re-hear Hawaii butterfly knife ban case

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The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit agreed to re-hear the court’s 2023 three-judge panel decision Thursday which struck down a ban on butterfly knives in Hawaii. They have been banned in Hawaii for 30 years and are subject to restrictions in numerous states as well as outright banned in many countries around the world.

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Hawaii man exonerated after 25 years in prison for murder

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The Hawaii Circuit Court of the Third Circuit Tuesday exonerated Albert “Ian” Schweitzer’s 2000 conviction for the 1991 second-degree murder, kidnapping and sexual assault in the first degree of Dana Ireland after newly discovered evidence. The Innocence Project assisted in representing Schweitzer.

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“Disney v. DeSantis, Trump v. Hawaii, and Citizens United v. FEC”

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Hawaii, and Citizens United v. Dorf has this blog post at “Dorf on Law.” Hawaii, and Citizens United v. “Disney v. DeSantis, Trump v. FEC”: Michael C. ” The post “Disney v. DeSantis, Trump v. FEC” appeared first on How Appealing.

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Federal appeals court upholds Hawaii statute limiting open carry of firearms in public

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The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday upheld Hawaii’s firearm-licensing law , which restricts open-carry licenses to those who can demonstrate “the urgency or the need” to carry a firearm, that they are of good moral character, and are “engaged in the protection of life and property.”.

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Arizona Jury Considers Death Penalty For Hawaii Prisoner Convicted Of Murder

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A jury will soon decide whether an alleged prison gang leader’s documented brag that he carved his gang’s initials into the chest of the then still-breathing man proves that his murder of the man was especially heinous and may justify his execution under Arizona law. In Hawaii, the death penalty has been abolished.

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“Hawaii Struggles To Revise Gun Laws After Supreme Court Decision; Honolulu is the only county in the state that hasn’t yet finalized new concealed-carry gun rules, leading to a backlog in permit applications”

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Hawaii Struggles To Revise Gun Laws After Supreme Court Decision; Honolulu is the only county in the state that hasn’t yet finalized new concealed-carry gun rules, leading to a backlog in permit applications”: James Gonser of Honolulu Civil Beat has this report. So if Paul D.