STAFF WRITER

HILO, H.I. — Honua Ola Bioenergy has filed a lawsuit against Hawaiian Electric, accusing the state’s largest utility of monopolistic practices that have prevented the renewable energy company from operating its biomass plant on Hawai‘i Island. The suit, filed May 19 in the 1st District Court on O‘

DAYTONA BEACH, F.L. — A Florida appeals court has ruled that a law allowing minors to obtain abortions without their parents' consent through a court waiver process is unconstitutional, citing violations of parental rights. The decision, handed down May 14 by a three-judge panel from the 5th District

SEATTLE — Nine public health organizations filed a lawsuit on May 20 in federal court in Seattle against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), alleging the illegal removal of dozens of federal webpages. The deleted pages included information on HIV, LGBTQ health, pregnancy risks, opioid use, and

COLCHESTER, V.T. — The town of Colchester is asking the Vermont Supreme Court to overturn a lower court ruling that found town officials acted in bad faith when they attempted to seize a private waterfront property through eminent domain. The legal battle centers on a parcel located at 885 East

DENVER — The Colorado Supreme Court has agreed to weigh in on whether employers can fire workers for using self-defense while on the job. The case stems from a 2020 incident involving Mary Ann Moreno, a former Circle K convenience store clerk in Westminster. The justices accepted the question earlier

NEW YORK — Four of the world’s largest tech companies—Google, Meta, Amazon, and Reddit—are defending themselves in a New York appellate court against claims they helped incite a deadly mass shooting through their algorithm-driven content delivery systems. The companies face consolidated lawsuits stemming from the May 14,