Waikiki at sunset, always beautiful
Cub Scout Pack 1 Service Project
Pack 1 service project at Mahuahua Ai O Hoi in Heeia
ABA Opening Assembly
ABA Annual Meeting 2012 – Opening Assembly
SCOTUS FLASH – Is “Vessel” case Moot?
The Supreme Court issued an order in the pending "vessel" case of Lozman v. Riviera Beach. The order is:
The parties are directed, and the Solicitor General is invited, to file letter briefs addressing the following question: “The res in this putative in rem admiralty proceeding was sold at a judicial auction in execution
Ninth Circuit Brief – Hawaii’s Firearms Law is Reasonable Restriction on 2nd Amendment Rights
Several years ago, the Supreme Court handed down a noteworthy decision regarding the not-frequently litigated 2nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. In Heller v. District of Columbia, the Supreme Court held that the Second Amendment did protect a person’s right to possess a pistol in their home. More recently, in McDonald v. City of Chicago
Ninth Circuit Decides Aboriginal Fishing Rights on Outer Continental Shelf
The Ninth Circuit just issued a decision in a case arising from an aboriginal claim of fishing rights off the coast of Alaska. The en banc decision denied the claim of aboriginal fishing rights with a mildly stinging dissent. The case is Native Village of Eyak v. Blank, and it can be downloaded here
Eleventh Circuit Holds Marine Surveyor Guilty for MARPOL Violations
In a question of first impression, the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the conviction of a marine surveyor for knowingly violating the MARPOL treaty while aboard a foreign vessel in a U.S. port. The case is United States v. Pena and can be read here.
By way of legal background, MARPOL is the name of the
Damon Key Sponsors Honolulu Legal Film Series – September 1 – 6
"The First Thing We Do, Let's Film All the Lawyers" is a one week film series at the Honolulu Museum of Art's Doris Duke Theater.
Check out www.lawinfilm.com. I've reprinted our inaugural post there,
With apologies to Shakespeare for malappropriating his infamous quote from Henry the Sixth, “The First Thing We Do, Let’s
ABA Opening Assembly – CG TJAG
Even the Coast Guard
ABA Opening Assembly – TJAG award
ABA President awarding the TJAG’s of the military
