March 27, 2017
Hawaii on Saturday doubled down on its effort to convert a temporary restraining order into a preliminary injunction in the state's challenge to President Donald Trump's revised executive order banning the entry of people from six Muslim-majority countries, saying that the court already made the findings necessary for a preliminary injunction.
March 21, 2017
President Donald Trump's comments about the "watered-down" revision of his immigration ban are mounting evidence of the executive order's religious discrimination against Muslims, Hawaii argued on Tuesday, using the president's own words against him in a bid to convert a temporary restraining order blocking the ban to a preliminary injunction.
March 20, 2017
The Hawaii federal judge who blocked President Donald J. Trump's revised travel ban shot down the government's bid for "clarification" of the court's temporary restraining order on Sunday, saying there was "nothing unclear" regarding the scope of the decision.
March 15, 2017
A Hawaii federal judge on Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump's latest version of an immigration ban prohibiting the entry of people from six Muslim-majority countries from taking effect nationwide, while the president told a cheering crowd in Tennessee he planned to defend his order all the way up to the U.S. Supreme Court.
March 13, 2017
The federal government hit back Monday against Hawaii's attempt to block the implementation of President Donald Trump's revamped immigration ban, saying the state cannot rely on purported injury to others to litigate its claims.
March 08, 2017
A Hawaii federal judge on Wednesday gave the go-ahead for the state to challenge President Donald Trump's executive order blocking the entry of citizens from six Muslim-majority countries, positioning a hearing on the constitutionality of the newly revised immigration ban for next week.
March 07, 2017
The state of Hawaii, aided by a litigation team from Hogan Lovells, appears to be the first state to challenge President Donald Trump's revised executive order banning people from six Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States, telling a Hawaii federal court it plans to file a temporary restraining order along with an updated complaint.