Supreme Court of the United States
Hawaii v. Office of Hawaiian Affairs
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- Opinion
- Filed
- March 31, 2009
- Case
- Hawaii v. Office of Hawaiian Affairs
- Case status
- Decided
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*166 Justice Alito delivered the opinion of the Court. This ease presents the question whether Congress stripped the State of Hawaii of its authority to alienate its sovereign territory by passing a joint resolution to apologize for the role that the United States played in overthrowi…
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