Equal Justice Society » honolulu advertiser http://www.equaljusticesociety.org The Equal Justice Society is a national legal organization focused on restoring Constitutional safeguards against discrimination. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:50:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Honolulu Advertiser: ‘More join ceded lands fight’ http://www.equaljusticesociety.org/2009/01/honolulu-advertiser-more-join-ceded-lands-fight/ http://www.equaljusticesociety.org/2009/01/honolulu-advertiser-more-join-ceded-lands-fight/#comments Fri, 30 Jan 2009 19:16:49 +0000 Keith Kamisugi http://www.equaljusticesociety.org/?p=539 Honolulu Advertiser reporter Gordon Pang mentions EJS and JACL in his roundup of amicus briefs filed with the Supreme Court in the case involving lands held in trust for Native Hawaiians.

Because the U.S. has admitted that the 1893 overthrow was illegal, “the ceded lands hold unique cultural, spiritual and political significance for the Native Hawaiian people — they are not fungible or replaceable,” said the brief filed on behalf of the Equal Justice Society and Japanese American Citizens League.

Read the announcement of our brief here.

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