In 200-plus years of interpreting the free speech clause of the First Amendment, the courts have narrowed and expanded its scope. The Supreme Court employed a particularly narrow approach during much of the last century, through two world wars and then the Red Scare in the 1950s. Thankfully, ...
In the debate over redistricting, one truth is too often buried beneath legal jargon and partisan maneuvering: Gerrymandering is, at its core, about voter dilution. It is the quiet engineering of political outcomes, line by line, until communities that should speak with strength are instead ...
The Supreme Court has just restored a woman's ability to obtain the abortion pill by mail without first seeing a medical provider, at least for now. A lower court had tried to tighten that easy access by requiring patients to consult with a licensed clinician in person before acquiring the ...
Data centers are big buildings full of machines that process what we do on our phones and computers. AI requires even more computing power, so companies are eager to build more data centers. The usual suspects are freaking out. "We must stop it!" says Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. "Slow ...
A bold proposal will soon land on Gov. Josh Green’s desk. If he signs Senate Bill 2471 into law, he will grant Hawaii a very real chance of countering the devastation to our election processes caused by the 2010 Supreme Court decision in “Citizens United v. FEC.” Maui Indivisible stands ...
In Hawaii, more young people die from suicide than from traffic crashes, cancer, or heart disease. According to the Hawaii Department of Health’s latest statistics, suicide was the leading cause of death for youth ages 10-19. For many keiki, the struggle is not just anxiety or depression, it ...
