29 states urge U.S. Supreme Court to hear Hawaii ceded lands case


Legal Newsline reports
Twenty-nine states have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to accept an appeal by Hawaii Attorney General Mark Bennett, who wants the high court to overturn a recent state court decision that prevents Hawaii from selling or transferring ceded lands.
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In that case, the state justices ruled that the 1993 Congressional Apology Resolution prohibits the state from selling, exchanging or transferring any of the more than 1.2 million acres of ceded land until it reaches a settlement with native Hawaiians.

Urging the U.S. justices to hear the case, Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna wrote for his and the other states that the Hawaii Supreme Court "misconstrued" the Apology Resolution.

Update 6/10: Star-Bulletin has the story.

Update 6/12: related S-B editorial.


Posted: Sun - June 8, 2008 at 07:07 PM    
   
 
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