First Amendment

...if you are voting absentee, you will be receiving your ballot any day now....

...The Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals judicially rewrote the “Mrs. Murphy exemption” for the first time in Mrs. Young’s case....

...a new section titled Chapter 89 Civil Rights Policy and Complaint Procedures for Student(s) Complaints against Adult(s)....

...Things you need to know about the Hawaii General Election....

...The ACLU has also requested that Honolulu, Maui, and Kauai counties respond....

...“This is the kind of activism that occurs and people make their own decisions. If they violate the law, then they have to account for that.”....

...Another journal, specializing in “feminist geography,” published a paper online in May about how dog parks are “petri dishes for canine ‘rape culture.’”....

...Two prominent attorneys agree Act 007 may violate Supreme Court Janus decision....

...Former left-wing activist, explains why she left the 'left-wing' crowd she previously identified herself with and what were the main differences she learned about herself through the journey....

...A federal district court struck down a Hawaii law forcing pregnancy centers and pro-life doctors to advertise for the abortion industry Thursday, in light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision affirming free speech in NIFLA v. Becerra....

...attended by about 200 people. The Republican Party promoted the event as a chance to hear diverse ideas “at a time of increased campus censorship by snowflakes with their safe spaces.”....

...Now that the U.S. Supreme Court's Janus v. AFSCME ruling has had time to settle, what’s next?....

...Suzuki's guidance was "clearly an intimidation tactic leveled at Hawaii's houses of worship to frighten them into silence on the upcoming elections for political office."....

...Permits will be issued for five display sites through a lottery. The lottery drawing will take place on Friday, September 21....

... Under the new criteria, recipients for grants must either follow a “sexual risk reduction model” or a “sexual risk avoidance model” ....

...The judge agreed with Fox News’ argument that even if their statements about Rich’s death were inaccurate or defamatory, they did not necessarily constitute the extreme and outrageous conduct required for a claim....

...The Hawaii Supreme Court has not exactly been overly receptive to executive and legislative efforts to react nimbly to court rulings....

...“I believe that with our generation, the millennial generation, anger and outrage is seen and displayed as the side of truth.”....

Government employee unions around the country are grappling with the implications of the recent Supreme Court decision in Janus v. AFSCME....

...When many of us in Hawaii grew up, we were taught to go with the flow....

...Gay Cakes or Muslim Ban?....

...On Wednesday, the Court handed down its decision in Janus v. AFSCME....

...“This is the biggest victory for workers’ rights in a generation.”....

...“If we win California that should take care of Hawaii”....

...The case was brought by several nonmember employees at Hyatt Regency Hotel in Hawaii who received a letter from union officials demanding payment of dues for which the union had no legal claim....

... The next day, two Butler disciples were parked immediately outside my home ....

...read about what Hawaii Republicans are focused on while Democrats run in elections....

...More and more, we are seeing citizens being invited to “participate” in various forms of meetings, councils, or boards to “help determine” public policy in one field or another....

... May 3 Adjournment Sine Die ....

...Worried about “maintaining a favorable political and social environment” legislators have approved two bills and one resolution designed to force union members to keep paying dues....

...during oral arguments at the Supreme Court on Dec. 5, 2017, Justices Anthony Kennedy, Stephen Breyer, and Sonia Sotomayor questioned the commission’s hostility....

...attorneys filed complaint over violations of federal conscience protections....

...Bills that would have (1) established a task force to reduce suicides in Hawaii by 25% (HB2278 HD1), (2) designate September as Suicide Prevention Month (HB1703) and (3) create an application for smartphones designed to provide resources to Hawaii's youth (HB1704) all perished....

...Mayor names communications director and welcomes new public information officer....

......HB1768 would disclose salary information about government workers in the form of ranges, as opposed to exact compensation....

...UH Manoa catches up to UH Hilo....

...The assisted suicide bill passed 4-1 unamended by the Senate Judiciary Committee....

The U.S. Supreme Court heard a First Amendment challenge Tuesday to a California law requiring pro-life crisis pregnancy centers to post information about state-funded abortions.... Hawaii and Illinois have similar laws....

...against a Minnesota couple who claim they should not be forced to make wedding videos for gay couples....

...Will Hawaii’s public unions lose power if their membership dues become voluntary under a pending Supreme Court ruling in the case known as Janus v. AFSCME?....

...“This is unacceptable in a progressive coalition or any political coalition. Antisemitism has no place in American society. We must reject this, left right and center,” Schatz wrote on Twitter....

...Mallory received backlash for attending Farrakhan's annual Saviours' Day address, an event where the Nation of Islam leader attacked "that Satanic Jew," called Jews "the mother and father of apartheid," and proclaimed that "when you want something in this world, the Jew holds the door...."

...Chinese Communist 'Confucius Institute' a Threat to Academic Freedom at UH Manoa....

...Panelists included: Tony Gill, partner at Gill Zukeran & Sgan Robert Alt, president of the Buckeye Institute....

...The immense political influence of public sector unions appeared imperiled Monday, as several justices of the U.S. Supreme Court grilled labor lawyers over the constitutionality of mandatory union dues....

...Supreme Court to hear Trump v Hawaii April 25, 2018....

...the court held they could be held liable, even though it is their home, first concluding that renting out a room in your home qualifies as offering a public accommodation, even though it is your residence....

...politicians striking a fashionable pose against corporations and business, fearmongering by special interest groups with an agenda....

...Mounting concerns Confucius Institutes limit discussion on issues sensitive to Chinese government....

...When the anti-GMO activists started up on the social media back in 2013, something in me drove me into action....