As mentioned in my post earlier, in the Supreme Court's next term, it will hear the case of Lozman v. City of Riviera Beach. My other posts on this case are here and here.
The Question Presented is:
Whether a floating structure that is indefinitely moored receives power and other utilities from shore and
The Supreme Court handed down its decision in United States v. Alvarez. Opinion, authored by Justice Kennedy, is here.
The plurality decision was joined by the Chief Justice and Justices Ginsburg and Sotomayor. It begins:
Lying was his habit. Xavier Alvarez, the respondent here, lied when he said that he played hockey for theDetroit
The federal court struck down Hawaii’s invasive species assessment on air cargo. A copy of the permanent injunction is here. My earlier post on the law can be found here.
In passing the assessment, the Legislature found:
SECTION 1. The legislature finds that the unchecked spread of invasive species is the single greatest threat
Last Friday, on behalf of several veterans and other interested citizens, we brought suit against various State officials challenging Hawaii's 2012 Reapportionment Plan. More background details over at www.inversecondemnation.com.
The Complaint is readable and downloadable below.
The Environmental Protection Agency’s new requirement for sulfur content in maritime fuels is coming into force on August 1.
Hawaii News Now report with video here.
Per the EPA, the “Emission Control Area” for North America will go into effect on August 1, 2012:
On March 26, 2010, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) amended
On the road this weekend to Hawaii. Island that is. Stopping to check out the wind farm at South Point
Stay tuned.
News reports say the Supreme Court denied Michigan's request to grant cert after Michigan's request for a preliminary injunction was denied by the federal court.
I've written about the problems posed by the Asian Carp invasion into the Great Lakes. The states near the Great Lakes have tried to compel the federal government into taking
I was standing in line at the theater today and an off-duty Marine was contemplating going into a movie 15 minutes after it started. I asked if he was going to see Act of Valor and he said yes. He asked if it was good. On this Oscars night, I had to reply, it is