City Lawyer Gets Off With A Scolding For Citing Fake Law In Civil Rights Case

A state judge on Wednesday refrained from sanctioning a Honolulu city attorney who used a fictional legal citation in an attempt to persuade the judge to prevent a jury from hearing a high-profile civil rights case against the city. Instead, Hawaiʻi Circuit Court Judge Karin Holma issued a warning. “Don’t do it again,” Holma told Honolulu … Continue reading City Lawyer Gets Off With A Scolding For Citing Fake Law In Civil Rights Case