The number of divorce applications in the State last year rose by nearly a third in the wake of legislation that cut in half the time required for a separation. The Court Service’s annual report shows that 5,266 court applications were made last year, compared with 4,073 in 2019 and […]
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Senate Takes Action on Two Judicial Appointments
The Hawai‘i State Senate in their second special session of 2021 took action Thursday on the two pending judicial appointments. The first action that the Senate took was to approve the appointment of Leslie Maloian to the District Family Court of the First Circuit. Earlier in the day, Daniel Gluck […]
Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt judge disqualified: Where does custody stand?
The long and winding divorce of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt was thrown into further delay Friday after a California appeals court handed Jolie a major victory by disqualifying the private judge the couple used to handle the split and their contentious custody dispute. The 2nd District Court of Appeal agreed […]
Could online attacks spark a war?
There were unnerving scenes here in Washington DC in May. Long lines of cars formed at the few petrol stations that still had fuel. Others had posted signs outside their premises advising motorists that their pumps were empty. There was a sense of panic, reminiscent of the early days of […]
Federal Laws Shield Individual Donors To GOP Audit
Mark Henle/Pool Photo Workers fill the floor of the Veterans Memorial Coliseum, the site of the Maricopa County ballot audit, on April 27, 2021. Groups linked to Donald Trump and conspiracy theories about the 2020 election have put more than $5.6 million into the audit run by a man who […]
Top lawyer for U.S. cyberwarriors calls for military cyber response to global criminal hackers
WASHINGTON — A top lawyer for America’s cyberwarrior force is calling publicly for military operations against transnational criminal hackers, shedding light on a debate inside and outside the government about how best to deal with ransomware and other virtual threats. Kurt Sanger, a Marine lieutenant colonel serving as general counsel […]