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The petition for writ of certiorari before judgement has been filed. The state has until March 13, 2024, to respond. We should see a spat of the regular suspects chiming in over the next 3 weeks on why this case should not be heard by the Supreme Court. This petition was submitted to Chief Justice…

I’m not quite sure how you can as an individual care about students, but as a group not do so. — Paul Koning There is study of people as a group that is very successful. We know how people, in mass, will respond to different stimuli. This is one of the reasons that mobs are…

(1500 words) Out in California, Virgina Duncan has been fighting the state and the Ninth Circuit court since 2019. Her case made it all the way to the Supreme Court, where it was Granted Certiorari, the decision of the Ninth Circuit was Vacated, and the case was Remanded (GVR). The Ninth Circuit court then kicked…

(1000 words) As I’ve stated before, my wife is a teacher. She is absolutely spectacular at teaching. She is not so good at understanding ramifications, potential outcomes, and intentionally setting people up for failure. Back in 2002, she was required to be a member of the teacher’s union. At one of the regular meetings of…

I wanted to write about something more interesting and stumbled down a rabbit hole. The interesting case is the one of Hunter v. Cortland Housing Authority. For many years, Section 8 or Public Housing Assistance leases have included a clause in the lease agreement that obligates tenants, [n]ot to display, use, or possess or allow…

I’ve been experimenting with highlighting. It seems to be working ok. My test subjects have not known what I was testing yet have given good feedback. There have been a couple of bad opinions out of the Ninth and Hawaii’s supreme Court. Makes me angry to read them. Casinator is on hold right now. Last…

Article I, section 17 of the Hawaiʻi Constitution mirrors the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution. We read those words differently than the current United States Supreme Court. We hold that in Hawaiʻi there is no state constitutional right to carry a firearm in public. We reject Wilson’s constitutional challenges. Conventional interpretive modalities and…

Judge Benitez wrote a powerful final judgement in Rhode v. Bonta. He said, “Ammunition is within the scope of the Second Amendment, see ” and . Besides, we had testimony provided by Robert Spitzer and Michael Vorenberg, this proves that the Second Amendment is implicated. Not only that, it was remanded to Judge Benitez to…

B.L.U.F. A look back at a case that was used against us for many years. Today, it can be used in our favor to combat any attack on our Second Amendment protected rights through “it isn’t really an arm”. (3300 words) We reverse. The court’s decision turned on several legal errors. To be fair, the…

I’ve been on a classical kick these last few weeks. Enjoy this Star Wars music Holst’s The Planets: Jupiter. And in a normal setting: Which chapter do you like the best? I vote for Mars, but then again, I do like the God of War.