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Hawaiʻi Attorney General Clare Connors has been confirmed as the next U.S. Attorney for the District of Hawaiʻi. The U.S. Senate unanimously voted for her confirmation. Gov. David Ige has appointed Holly Shikada as the next state attorney general.
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The Hawaiʻi Supreme Court has ruled in favor of two government watchdog groups who sued to stop the Legislature’s use of “gut and replace” tactics on legislation. The court says lawmakers violated the state constitution when they stripped a bill of its original content and substituted it with something entirely different and afterward failed to hold a sufficient number of readings for the amended measure.
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The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee approved President Joe Biden’s nomination of Clare Connors to be the next U.S. attorney for Hawaiʻi. Connors’ nomination now goes to the full Senate.
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Some Native Hawaiians are objecting to President Joe Biden’s choice for U.S. attorney in the 50th state, saying Clare Connors treated dozens of elders like criminals when her office prosecuted them for blocking a road while protesting the construction of a telescope in Hawaiʻi.
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President Joe Biden is nominating nine lawyers to run U.S. attorney’s offices across the country. It's a diverse group of candidates in the latest round of picks for the top law enforcement positions. The nominees include Clare Connors, who has served as the attorney general in Hawaiʻi since 2019.
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Hawaiʻi Attorney General Clare Connors is leading a coalition of 14 states in support of the efforts of two local counties suing major oil companies for their contribution to climate change.
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New requirements will apply to local enforcement authorities in seizing cars and other property of criminals under long-awaited asset forfeiture rules…
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Out of the 22 arrests of alleged online predators targeting children on Oahu, only one had a prior criminal record, said Hawaii Attorney General Clare…
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Hawaii Attorney General Clare Connors says the Trump Administration's diversion of $3.6 billion in military construction dollars to build the southern…
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Hawaii Attorney General Clare Connors is siding with states opposing a Kentucky law that imposes criminal and civil penalties on doctors who perform…