The Law Center moved to unseal an addendum to the plea agreement in United States v. Nickie Mali Lum Davis, 20-CR-68 LEK. Contrary to local[...]

In 2018, the Law Center learned more about the State Judiciary’s use of a confidential flag for normal civil court cases. The confidential flag seals[...]

In November 2020, in every circuit court, the State of Hawaii Organization of Police Officers (SHOPO) filed complaints alleging that Act 47 (2020)–a law requiring[...]

The Law Center objected to a global toy company’s effort to proceed anonymously in a trademark infringement action without publicly explaining its need for anonymity[...]

The Law Center moved to unseal records in a case pending before the Hawaii Supreme Court, State v. Abion, No. SCWC-18-600, that raises questions regarding[...]

The Law Center moved to unseal documents filed under seal without public explanation in In re Search of Boston Whaler 370 Outrage “Painkiller”, 18-CV-80 and[...]

The Law Center objected to the Government’s effort to authorize sealing of court records as part of a proposed protective order for discovery purposes in[...]

Disappeared News, The Hawaii Independent, and Victor Gregor Limon challenged the decision of a hearing officer for the Maui Planning Commission to close contested case[...]

The Law Center moved to unseal to Defendant Minh-Hung Nguyen's redacted sentencing memorandum in United States v. Kealoha, 17-CR-582 JMS WRP. On June 1, 2020,[...]

Judges for Justice, a Washington nonprofit, filed a motion to unseal in In re Schweitzer, S.P. No. 07-1-0007. The only filings in the case (two[...]