Hawaii Litigating Statute 
JURIST
DECEMBER 19, 2024
.” In August 2023, the First Judicial District Court found that the right to a clean and healthful environment “includes climate as part of the environmental life-support system,” that the plaintiffs had legal standing, and that two Montana statutes were unconstitutional.
ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
AUGUST 31, 2021
However, the constitutions of six states do have provisions with explicit environmental rights – Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, Montana, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island. The court therefore allowed the litigation to proceed. If the final plan falls short, some litigants may well invoke this amendment.
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FDA Law Blog
JANUARY 6, 2022
That changed on October 18, 2021 when the Federal District Court for the District of Hawaii handed down a decision that construed key terms in the statute. Note that EKRA’s reach is broader than the Anti-Kickback Statute, which applies only to “federal healthcare programs” — e.g., Medicare, Medicaid, Tricare, etc. 18 U.S.C. §
ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
APRIL 18, 2023
Even if the decision stands, it applies only in the Ninth Circuit, which encompasses Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands. Air pollution is governed at the federal, state, and sometimes local levels, and the relevant federal statute is the U.S.
FDA Law Blog
JANUARY 6, 2022
That changed on October 18, 2021 when the Federal District Court for the District of Hawaii handed down a decision that construed key terms in the statute. Note that EKRA’s reach is broader than the Anti-Kickback Statute, which applies only to “federal healthcare programs” — e.g., Medicare, Medicaid, Tricare, etc. 18 U.S.C. §
JonathanTurley
MARCH 24, 2022
Indeed, it was treated as racist to even note that Jackson’s record does not offer a clear judicial philosophy on the interpretation of the Constitution or statutes. I have stated repeatedly that I consider her work as a trial judge and litigation experience to be major pluses for her nomination. Likewise, Sen.
ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
MARCH 14, 2024
No federal statutes explicitly preempt state Climate Superfund laws, and different U.S. In 2023, the Supreme Court of Hawaii held the opposite in City & County of Honolulu v. It is of note that the precedent concerns common law claims and courts may approach state statutes differently.
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