There’s still time to register for tomorrow’s teleconference on Ethics for Municipal Attorneys: Reconciling the Rules of Professional Conduct with Government Ethics Law (a live webinar and teleconference which starts at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time). More information, including registration, here. This program is sponsored by the ABA Continuing Legal Education Center and the Section
Do-Over Sought In Hawaii Reapportionment Case
The week before last, the Hawaii Supreme Court unanimously invalidated the Reapportionment Commission’s redistricting plan because the Commission included non-residents in the population base, and the Hawaii Constitution requires use of “the total number of permanent residents in each of the basic island units and computed by the method known as the method of equal
Movie Review: “You’ve Been Trumped” – Is “More” And “Better” Always Preferable?
Donald Trump has more money than you. He’s also a huckster, a self-aggrandizing showman, a judgmental snob, and an eminent domain abuser with more than a hint of mean lying just below the surface. And he has really weird hair.
But we already knew that, and if these are the only insights to be taken
Water Conference Summary
HAWSCT: Appellate Jurisdiction Triggered By Signed Water Commission Minutes
At yesterday’s Hawaii Water Law Conference, several presenters discussed what is known as the “East Maui water case” (that is easier to say than “In re Petition to Amend Interim Instream Flow Standards for Waikamoi, Puohokamoa, Haipuaena, Punalau/Kolea, Honomanu, West Wailuaiki, East Wailuaiki, Kopiliula, Puakaa, Waiohue, Paakea, Kapaula, and Hanawi streams“), which
Sackett v. EPA Oral Argument Round Up
Yesterday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Sackett v. EPA, No. 10-1062 (transcript here). We were going to write up our thoughts, but minds immeasurably better than ours beat us to it. Concensus seems to be that the EPA is going to get smacked, but we can’t tell yet how hard. Our
Final Brief In Filarsky: A Private Lawyer Retained To Represent Government Is Entitled To Claim Qualified Immunity
Here’s the last brief in Filarksy v. Delia, No. 10-1018 (cert. granted Sep. 27, 2011), the case involving the immunities that lawyers may be entitled to claim in civil rights actions under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. We filed an amicus brief in the case on behalf of the American Bar Association. The other
Hawaii Premiere: “You’ve Been Trumped” – Friday, January 13, 2012
Following up on the success of last week’s screenings of Battle for Brooklyn comes another documentary about “sports vs homes,” this time with an environmental twist.
Come join us this Friday, January 13, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. for the Hawaii premiere of “You’ve Been Trumped” at the Doris Duke Theater at the Honolulu
Sackett v. EPA Transcript: “Don’t you think most ordinary homeonwers would say this kind of thing can’t happen in the United States?”
The transcript from today’s arguments in Sackett v. EPA, No. 10-1062. Justice Alito, quoted above (p. 37) was an active questioner. More to come after we’ve read the transcript. Disclosure: Pacific Legal Foundation represents the petitioners; I do PLF’s work in Hawaii.
Hawaii Water Law Conference (Jan. 11, 2012)
There is still time to join us for the upcoming Hawaii Water Law conference, to be held in Honolulu on January 11, 2012. I am the planning co-chair along with Jesse Souki, Director of the State of Hawaii Office of Planning.
In addition to Jesse and me, we’ve assembled a diverse and talented