Here’s the Ninth Circuit’s opinion in a election law case we’ve been following, Davis v. Commonwealth Election Comm’n, No. 14-16090 (Dec. 27, 2016).
The issue in the case is whether limiting voting on certain constitutional amendments in the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands to a “person who is a citizen or national of the United
Remember that decision by the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals that we posted a few months ago, after the Hawaii Supreme Court granted discretionary review? The case involved a question of how appeals are brought and filed in cases challenging a voter’s registration. In Hyland v. Gonzales, the ICA held that an appellant who was
Are you like us and cannot type, write, or say “statue” without it coming out “statute?” That’s an affliction we’ve had since law school days, and one we’re probably never going to shake.
As lawyers, we’ve all no doubt seen plenty of crappy statutes in our careers.
But, at the risk of being offensive
We love quo warranto cases. Not just because “if it ain’t Latin, it ain’t the law’ (as one of our favorite law school profs informed us), but because they are yet another means for citizens to challenge those holding and exercising power.
Here’s the latest from the Hawaii appellate courts, Ford v. Leithead-Todd
You may call us anti-Holmesian, but we’re wary of any judicial opinion that has “clear and present danger” as its standard of review. Like “shouting fire in a crowded theater,” this legal meme gives more heat than light in our estimation, and doesn’t really tell you much.
But the phrase was at the
Like many high-profile cases, the legal challenge to the actions of the State Office of Elections tracks two threads. On one hand, the Office’s travails are well known and frequently reported. The public understands only too well the difficulties the Office encountered when it failed to print enough ballots, and had other problems in recent
The oral argument heard this morning in the “Nai Aupuni” cases (Akina v. Hawaii, No. 15-17134, and No. 15-17453) by a panel of the Ninth Circuit (Chief Judge Thomas, and Judges Callahan and Murguia, riding circuit in Honolulu), was a study in contrasts.
On one side, representing the plaintiffs-appellants, was a lawyer from Washington D.C.’s
More on that case we reported on earlier this week, recently argued at the Hawaii Supreme Court:
“Mistakes Were Made”
During last week’s oral arguments (also streaming below) in Green Party of Hawaii v. Nago, No. SCWC 14-0001313 (May 18, 2016) — arguments that ran nearly 50% over the scheduled one hour length — the justices of the Hawaii Supreme Court appeared to be searching for a practical answer to the
Cinematic Rude Awakenings from Roman Holiday on Vimeo.
If there’s one thing that makes lawyers sit bolt upright in a sweat at 3 am, it’s the prospect of missing a jurisdictional deadline. A statute of limitations, a notice of appeal. Come on, you know you’ve been there. Keep your carrier’s number on speed