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Enforcing the Public's Right to Transparency

The following case summaries and select court filings provide a resource for those seeking to enforce public rights of access.

In re Civil Beat Law Center for the Public Interest

The Law Center objected to Defendant Louis Kealoha’s effort to seal “letters and documents” regarding his sentencing in United States v. Kealoha, 17-CR-582 JMS WRP.[...]

In re Office of Information Practices Opinion Letter No. F19-05

The State of Hawaii Department of Taxation disagreed with an opinion issued by the Office of Information Practices concerning public access to the Department’s assumptions[...]

In re Civil Beat Law Center for the Public Interest

The Law Center moved for the public release of the court-approved Criminal Justice Act payment vouchers–payments for taxpayer-funded defense counsel and other services–in United States[...]

In re Office of Information Practices Opinion Letter No. F19-04

The City & County of Honolulu disagreed with an opinion issued by the Office of Information Practices concerning public access to the City’s appraisals of[...]

In re Civil Beat Law Center for the Public Interest

The Law Center moved to unseal competency evaluation records after the Court found a criminal defendant unfit to stand trial in United States v. Ernest[...]

In re Civil Beat Law Center for the Public Interest

The Law Center objected to Defendants Katherine Kealoha and Louis Kealoha’s effort to seal documents filed in connection with a motion in limine to suppress[...]

In re Civil Beat Law Center for the Public Interest

The Law Center moved to unseal documents filed under seal without public explanation in United States v. Gerard K. Puana, 13-CR-735 LEK, and other related[...]

Honolulu Civil Beat v. Department of Education

Online publication Civil Beat challenged the Department of Education’s refusal to provide documents concerning 34 closed cases of employee misconduct reported to the Board of[...]

In re Civil Beat Law Center for the Public Interest

The Law Center objected to several motions to seal filed by Defendants Katherine Kealoha, Gordon Shiraishi, and Minh-Hung Nguyen in an effort to conceal documents[...]

In re Motion to Unseal Court Records

The Law Center moved to unseal multiple documents filed under seal without apparent explanation in United States v. Katherine P. Kealoha, 17-CR-582 JMS RLP-1.  The[...]