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07/10/2019: Hawaii Attorney General Joins Coalition Defending Human Rights of Children in Civil Immigration Detention

HONOLULU – Attorney General Clare E. Connors today joined a coalition of attorneys general, led by California and Massachusetts, in filing an amicus brief to defend the human rights of children in civil immigration detention in the United States. Read More

07/03/2019: Hawaii Attorney General Files Supreme Court Brief to Protect LGBTQ+ Employees from Discrimination

HONOLULU – On the heels of Pride Month and the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots that began the modern gay rights movement, a coalition of 22 attorneys general are today filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court arguing that federal anti-discrimination laws protect LGBTQ+ employees. Read More

07/02/2019: Hawaii Attorney General Urges Federal Government to Ensure Equal Access to Shelters, Regardless of Gender Identity

HONOLULU – Attorney General Clare E. Connors as part of a multistate group of 16 attorneys general, urged the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to rescind its proposal … Read More