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Climate Change Shouldn't Be Litigated Under State Laws

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Supreme Court should reverse the Hawaii Supreme Court's October decision in Honolulu v.

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AP and CNHI report finds US sunshine laws put transparency request burden on private citizens

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The only recourse for resolving transparency-related disputes in these states is for citizens to engage in expensive litigation. In states like Connecticut and Hawaii, information offices do have the authority to compel records to be released, but complaints may still ultimately end up in litigation.

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I am the smart one: Sideshow Patent Litigation

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Again, over Mycroft’s objection, the court allowed testimony about the disputes between neighbors in Hawaii when the relevance, if any, of this testimony to the current litigation is marginal and tangential. ” The lawsuit more interesting once we bring in Mongomery’s Hawaii next-door-neighbor, Christina Butler.

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Oahu Parachute Center, State of Hawaii Sued Over Fatal 2019 Plane Crash

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Oahu Parachute Center, its owner, and many others were recently named in a lawsuit over the fatal 2019 plane crash that killed 11 people.

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Institutionalized Due to Mistaken Identity, Man Files Lawsuit

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Hawaii man was institutionalized for two years against his will after authorities mistook him for a criminal.

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Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership (PREVAIL) Act

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and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii). Drop Invalidity Defenses : If an IPR is established, the petitioner must drop any invalidity defenses from pending litigation that could have been raised in an IPR. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.),

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DOJ loses attempt to withhold emails regarding Trump’s Muslim travel ban

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But rather than trying to litigate the matter, the administration revoked the Order and issue a new one. Hawaii and other states challenged all three versions of the “travel ban” leading the lower federal courts and the Court of Appeals to issue an injunction. As one of his firsts acts as president, Trump signed Executive Order No.

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