Federal Judge Voids NOAA Letter Opening the Pacific Monument to Fishing
Prince Kūhiō Federal Building, 300, Ala Moana Boulevard, Hawaii Capital Historic District, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, 96850, United StatesUnited States District Court for the District of Hawaii
CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins87% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 87%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterMaui Now[1]: 'US District Court judge on Aug. 8 in Honolulu nullified a letter sent in April'; Judge Smith ruled 'just 3 days after hearing arguments in the case Aug. 5'.
A federal judge in Honolulu struck down the National Marine Fisheries Service letter that let commercial boats fish 50 to 200 nautical miles around Johnston Atoll, Jarvis and Wake islands, ruling the agency could not strip the protections without rulemaking.
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