#US Supreme Court

Hawai‘i’s U.S. Sen. Mazie K. Hirono praised the high court’s decision, saying: “They were conceived as another lever for Trump to consolidate power and intimidate our global partners — including some of our closest allies.”

Fifteen U.S. senators are trying to overturn a federal rule that ends abortion counseling and abortion care for veterans, including in cases of rape or when a pregnancy threatens the health of the veteran.

The My Body, My Data Act is legislation to create a new national standard to protect reproductive and sexual health data.

After weeks of work and hours of discussion and testimony, the Hawai‘i County Council on Wednesday adopted Bill 220, detailing several “sensitive places” where carrying a licensed firearm, concealed or not, will be prohibited on the Big Island.

“The legal carrying of concealed firearms by citizens in our County is a big change to the culture that we are used to,” Hawaiʻi County Acting Police Chief Kenneth Bugado Jr. said.

Rebecca Tang and Genevieve Savage, rising seniors at Parker School in Waimea, recently hosted a letter writing session at the school to urge governors throughout the United States to protect reproductive rights in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson’s Women’s Health Organization, the decision that overturned Roe v. Wade.

Anger and concern. That’s how public officials throughout Hawai‘i, from the local level to the top of state government, are reacting to a draft opinion of the U.S. Supreme Court that if adopted would overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion rights decision.

Flags have been ordered to half-staffed since the passing of the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

President Donald Trump nominated conservative judge Amy Coney Barrett to the United States State Supreme Court to fill Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat.

The ruling will extend protections to millions of American workers.

The confirmation hearing for US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh began today, Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018, in Washington, DC.

Next month’s Native Hawaiian convention, or ‘aha, will continue. Over 150 delegates have pledged to participate in the four-week ‘aha, which will discuss Native Hawaiian self-governance.

The United States Supreme Court has blocked the counting of votes in the Native Hawaiian election hosted by Na’i Aupuni.

The high court affirmed an earlier ruling by a federal court in Hawaii that the state’s reapportionment plan did not violate the US Constitution.

Senate Bill 1 now goes before the full Senate for a vote; if approved, it will then go before a joint hearing of two House committees on Thursday.

The meeting will follow the convening of the special session of the Legislature requested by Gov. Neil Abercrombie.

The governor wants to add bills for health care and government workers’ contracts to the gay marriage legislation to be heard by lawmakers on Oct. 28.

The Legislature will reconvene on Oct. 28 to consider a bill that would give gay couples the same legal status as opposite-sex couples.

The ruling striking down a section of the Defense of Marriage Act is in keeping with recent paths taken by Hawaii’s Legislature and its governor.

Of the two cases being heard in 2013, it is a ruling by the US Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit that directly challenges the Defense of Marriage Act.