Legal matters of maritime concern in Hawaii, Oceania, and beyond.
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a Somali pirates' conviction for various federal offenses including piracy and violence against maritime navigation. The case is USA v. Shibin and the opinion can be found here.
This case arose out of several piracies off the Somali coast in 2010 and 2011. The defendant had various…
Hot off the Press: the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals just issued a decision arising out of a "Magic Pipe" case and the shipowner's attempt to post a bond allowing the offending vessel to sail. The case is Angelex, Ltd. v. United States of America and the opinion can be found here. The United States…
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals just affirmed the use of geographic sub-regions to determine the impact of commercial fishing on critical habitat and population levels. The case is Alaska v. Lubchenko and the opinion can be found here.From the court's summary:The panel affirmed the district court’s judgment rejecting the claims of fishing…
Well, no cert petition yet, but the Ninth Circuit rejected the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society's petition for rehearing en banc. I earlier posted about this case here.Per the court:The opinion is amended as follows:Defendants-Appellees’ petition for rehearing en banc is denied. See Fed. R. App. P. 35.
Paul Watson’s petition for rehearing en…
