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Trump takes aim at states' climate laws, but impact on Hawaiʻi uncertain
President Trump has called on the U.S. Department of Justice to block states from enforcing climate change laws. Richard ...
Courthouse News Service5d
Tenant wins workers comp
A Hawaii tenant won his workers’ compensation claim against his landlord on the theory that, when he fell and injured his arm ...
Hawaii Tribune-Herald8d
State’s high court visits Hilo to give students a closer look at legal system
About 250 students from five East Hawaii High Schools were present Thursday at the University of Hawaii at Hilo’s Performing ...
Trump’s deportations may face challenge as prison punishment without a trial
President Donald Trump has pressed for quickly deporting hundreds of Venezuelan and Salvadoran men who are said to belong to ...
States Protect Federalism by Dismissing Climate Change Suits
Opinion: George Mason University law school professor J.W. Verret says the dismissals of several climate change suits filed ...
The Conversation on MSN7d
Lawsuits seeking to address climate change have promise but face uncertain future
But many are still winding their way through the courts. In 2023 the Supreme Court of Hawaii found that federal laws do not prevent climate claims based on state common law. In January 2025 the U.S.
Hawaii News Now4d
Trump asks Supreme Court to allow ban on transgender members of the military to take effect, for now
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to allow enforcement of a ban on transgender people in the military, while legal challenges proceed. The high court ...