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Chang Y. Aiona, V. v. County of Hawaii, Hawaii, et al.
Paid petition · Intermediate Court of Appeals of Hawaii, No. CAAP-21-0000452 · judgment February 27, 2025
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
Whether the “opinion” exception can be extended to a private, non-public interest, defamation lawsuit in violation of the Court’s decision Milkovich v. Lorain Journal Co., et al., 497 U.S. 1, 110 S.Ct. 2695, 111 L.Ed.2d 1 (1990)?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Ted H. S. Hong
Ted H. S. Hong, Attorney at Law, LLLC
For respondent
Lerisa L. Heroldt
Office of the Corporation Counsel
Case
Subject area
First Amendment (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Order
Order list, January 26, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Jan 26 2026Petition DENIED.
- Jan 16 2026Reply of petitioner Chang Y. Aiona, V. filed. (Distributed)
- Jan 07 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/23/2026.
- Dec 30 2025Motion of Chang Y. Aiona, V. for an extension of time not accepted for filing. (December 31, 2025)
- Dec 23 2025Brief of respondents County of Hawaii, Hawaii, et al. in opposition filed.
- Nov 20 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 24, 2025.
- Nov 18 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 24, 2025 to December 24, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
- Oct 10 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 24, 2025)