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Last month, the state Department of Transportation agreed to roll out a new plan to reduce carbon emissions after facing a lawsuit from a group of young plaintiffs. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote spoke with young people from across the country about the highs and lows of their legal battles.
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A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling established that presidents have immunity from being prosecuted for exercising their “core” constitutional powers. Former University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa William S. Richardson School of Law Dean Aviam "Avi" Soifer talked about the what the decision means.
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Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that municipalities can enforce sit-lie and camping ordinances against homeless people, even if there aren't enough shelter beds available. HPR's Ashley Mizuo shares how this decision marks a significant shift in how cities can implement regulations.
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The U.S. Supreme Court is deciding whether to take up Honolulu's lawsuit against major oil companies. As HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote reports, the companies argue that emissions are a matter for the federal government rather than the Hawaiʻi court system, and therefore the case should be dismissed.
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The federal lawsuit filed in March alleged that making applicants wait so long was the city's way of keeping the permitting process as restrictive as it was before a 2022 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upended gun laws nationwide.
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A U.S. Supreme Court decision may limit the authority of federal departments like the Environmental Protection Agency and the Food and Drug Administration. The “Chevron Doctrine” gives power to federal agencies to interpret vague laws like the Clean Air Act.
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The U.S. Postal Service cites the late Supreme Court justice's legacy of "important majority opinions advancing equality and strong dissents on socially controversial rulings."
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The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal seeking to give people born in American Samoa U.S. citizenship. The court passed up an invitation to overturn a series of decisions dating back to 1901 known as the Insular Cases, replete with racist and anti-foreign rhetoric.
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New York's attorney general says her office will appeal a federal judge's ruling that halted key provisions of the state's new rules on guns.
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Only one application for a concealed gun carry license has been approved in Hawaiʻi after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling expanded gun rights across the nation. Hawaiʻi has strict gun laws, and it has traditionally been practically impossible to obtain permission to carry a loaded gun in public. The Maui Police Department says it approved one application.