Neither East Nor West

Mr. Richard Turbin has been an attorney in Honolulu for over 40 years. He was born in New York City but calls Hawaii his home. Although his legal practice has focused on personal injury, medical malpractice and insurance claim cases, Mr. Turbin has looked beyond the borders of countries and helped develop relationships with lawyers […]

A Brief History of Japanese investment in the USA

Mr. Alan Fujimoto is a Hawaii lawyer who concentrates his practice in the areas of real estate, mergers and acquisitions, international business, corporate matters, and immigration. Born and raised in Japan, Mr. Fujimoto reads, writes and speaks Japanese fluently. He has extensive experience in assisting Japanese and other foreign clients in international business matters, real […]

Asian Insolvency Issues

Mr. Charles Booth is the Director of The Institute of Asia-Pacific Business Law. He is a distinguished and widely published legal scholar whose focus has been business and insolvency law in the Asia-Pacific Region. He advises law firms, banks, financial institutions, and transnational companies and organizations concerning insolvency, restructuring, investment, and financing issues. Mark and […]

OMG, Its the ODC!

Bruce Kim is the Chief Disciplinary Counsel of the Office of Disciplinary Counsel of the Supreme Court of the State of Hawaii (“ODC”). The ODC was formed by the Hawai`i Supreme Court to investigate complaints against Hawai`i lawyers as part of the Disciplinary Board of the Hawai`i Supreme Court. Ethical issues and violations of the […]

A Tale of Two Citizenships

Ray Tsuchiyama, who has lived and worked for two decades in Japan, appears on Law Across the Sea with Mark Shklov to discuss dual nationality/citizenship. Ray shares his personal experience and his insights on nationality and citizenship issues in the U.S. and globally. In the U.S., perhaps tens of millions of US citizens have dual […]

State of the Law – Challenging Trump’s Travel Ban with Hawaii Attorney General Douglas Chin

“State of the Law with Douglas Chin”. Douglas Chin is the Attorney General of the State of Hawaii. Doug Chin is the son of Chinese immigrants. He graduated from Stanford University and received his law degree from the University of Hawaii. Attorney General Douglas Chin joined the Honolulu prosecutor’s office in 1996, where he tried […]

Philippines Cross Word Puzzle

Lance D. Collins is a Hawai’i attorney in private practice focusing on good government litigation. He also has a Ph.D. from the University of Hawai’i and serves both as the Executive Director of the Hawai’i Institute for Philippine Studies and as a trustee for the International Philippine Studies Association based in Quezon City. His two […]

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- Jodi Kantor

An upside-down flag, adopted by Trump supporters contesting the Biden victory, flew over the justice’s front lawn as the Supreme Court was considering an election case. [...]

- Ben Protess, Jonah E. Bromwich and Maggie Haberman
Michael Cohen and Todd Blanche Match Wits in Trump Hush-Money Trial

Michael D. Cohen tried to parry attacks on his honesty as Todd Blanche, Donald J. Trump’s lawyer, tried to destroy his credibility with jurors. [...]

- Kate Christobek and Jesse McKinley
Trump Trial Day 18 Takeaways: Michael Cohen Faces Grueling Cross-Examination

After a grueling day of cross-examination for Michael D. Cohen, the judge told lawyers to be ready to make closing arguments by Tuesday. [...]

- Annie Karni
Matt Gaetz and Other Republicans Flock to Trump’s Trial

On Thursday, an entourage of about 20 accompanied the former president to court. Among them were many lawmakers. [...]

- William K. Rashbaum and Patrick McGeehan
Trump’s Trial Menu: What’s for Lunch?

Over the course of the last several weeks, Donald J. Trump and his legal team have lunched on fast food, sandwiches and pizzas. [...]

Trump lawyer accuses Cohen of lying in hush-money trial

Tensions boil over on a heated day in court, as the ex-president’s lawyer assails the prosecution's star witness. [...]

Is the move to electric cars running out of power?

There has been an unexpected slowdown in sales of electric cars. Could this be more than a blip? [...]

Late education plans mean kids miss out on support in England

Thousands of children miss out as some councils in England fail to meet deadlines, the BBC finds. [...]

Chris Mason: What the razzmatazz and promises tell you about Labour

Sir Keir Starmer has carefully crafted an image similar to previous Labour leader Sir Tony Blair. [...]

Modi’s India: A decade of popularity and polarisation

Indian PM Narendra Modi is eyeing a historic third term after a decade in power. [...]

Publicly listed Reddit is looking to diversify its revenue beyond advertising. Earlier this year, the social network also struck a deal allowing Google's parent company to use its data to [...]

Ukraine said their units have managed to stop Russian forces in Kharkiv, but Moscow said they would continue to advance. Kim Jong Un's sister said North Korea has not provided [...]

New research predicts a rise in life expectancy worldwide over the next three decades, particularly in Africa. Meanwhile, obesity and other factors are also set to play a larger role [...]

A major state-supported environmental group won a suit against the German government, which will have to improve its climate protection plan after the court found it insufficient to achieve the [...]

The Egyptian government is considering withdrawing its ambassador from Israel and joining South Africa's genocide case in the International Court of Justice. But analysts doubt the Egypt-Israel peace treaty is [...]

- The Associated Press
Arrests at the U.S. border fall in April, bucking usual spring increase

U.S. officials have largely attributed the decline to more enforcement in Mexico, including in yards where migrants are known to board freight trains. [...]

- Kirk Siegler
Biden ending new leases in America's top coal region

Citing climate change, federal land managers are moving to end new leasing for coal in the country's top producing region. [...]

- Rafael Nam
The Dow Jones hits 40,000 for the first time. What to know about this major milestone

Stock markets received a boost from new data showing inflation is easing. Lower inflation has raised hopes about the U.S. economy — but there are still a lot of unknowns. [...]

- Jonathan Franklin
1,500 college applicants thought they were accepted. They soon learned it was an error

Georgia State University says the students were not sent an official acceptance letter but "communication" from a department welcoming those who intend to major in a specific academic area. [...]

- Rob Schmitz
How Does Israel's Military Investigate Itself?

While Israel's government has strongly rejected the idea that the International Criminal Court could prosecute Israeli's accused of war crimes in Gaza, many in Israel say the military doesn't do [...]

- Associated Press

FIFA will seek independent legal advice before holding an extraordinary council meeting by July 25 to make a decision on a Palestinian proposal to suspend Israel from international soccer because [...]

- Associated Press

Rays reliever Jason Adam was forced out of Thursday night’s game at Fenway Park in the ninth inning when pitching coach Kyle Snyder headed to the mound with Tampa Bay [...]

- Huizhong Wu and Emily Wang Fujiyama | AP

Russian President Vladimir Putin is focusing on trade and cultural exchanges on his state visit to China that started with bonhomie in Beijing and a summit with China’s leader Xi [...]

- Hillel Italie | AP

PEN America gathered Thursday night for its annual gala, a high-profile event raised even higher because some wondered if it would be held at all [...]

- Dave Campbell | AP

Anthony Edwards scored 27 points to pull the Minnesota Timberwolves out of their mid-series slump and deliver a flawless 115-70 victory over the Denver Nuggets to force a Game 7 [...]

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