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State of Hawai'i v. Christopher L. Wilson is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of Hawaii. [1]It concluded that "there is no state constitutional right to carry a firearm in public" and that "as the world turns, it makes no sense for contemporary society to pledge allegiance to the founding era’s culture, realities, laws, and understanding of the [American] Constitution."
The Hawaii State Supreme Court has original jurisdiction to answer questions of law that have been passed to it from trial courts or the federal court, hear civil cases submitted to the Supreme Court on agreed statements of facts, and decide questions coming from proceedings of writs of mandamus, prohibition, and habeas corpus. [3]
Sunoco v. Honolulu & Shell v.Honolulu (Docket 23-947 & 23-952) is a case pending certiorari before the Supreme Court of the United States. [1] It is a tort law case related to whether federal law prohibits state-law claims for compensation for the effects that Greenhouse-gas emissions has on global climate.
The man, Christopher Wilson, had appealed the Hawaii Supreme Court's decision to reinstate the charges against him after he was accused in 2017 of violating state laws restricting people from carr
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to overturn a ruling in that case by Hawaii's top court. The Hawaii court had touted the state's "spirit of Aloha" that it said was in contrast to the justices ...
Oct. 27—The Hawaii Supreme Court expedited its schedule and dismissed Thursday the remaining outstanding legal challenge in the Kalima litigation by a class member found ineligible to receive ...
Republic of Philippines v. Pimentel, [note 1] 553 U.S. 851 (2008), is a decision of the Supreme Court of the United States which clarified the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure as regards money damages sought by a foreign government, the Republic of the Philippines, via its Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG).
Farrington v. Tokushige, 273 U.S. 284 (1927), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States unanimously struck down the Territory of Hawaii's law, making it illegal for schools to teach foreign languages without a permit, as it violated the due process clause of the Fifth Amendment. [1]