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Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert
Hawaii Lawyers: Supreme Court Sonar Decision Sets National Security as Paramount
December 27th, 2008
The United States Supreme Court ruled "the Navy and its leaders -- not federal judges -- should determine how best to defend our nation," Robert H. Thomas and Mark M. Murakami of the Hawaii law firm of Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert wrote in a recent commentary. Thomas and Murakami had filed an amicus brief in Winter v. Natural Resources Defense Council on behalf of nine retired Navy admirals, the Navy League of the United States--Honolulu Council, and a coalition of military service organizations. On November 12, 2008, the high court overruled a lower court's restrictions on Navy sonar training within 12 miles of the California coastline or within...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-12-27)
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