County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund

140 S. Ct. 1462 · Decided April 23, 2020 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund was decided on April 23, 2020 by a vote of 6–3. The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Stephen G. Breyer wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Natural resources and environmental protection” in the Economic Activity area.

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• CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
• Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2019
• Supreme Court of the United States — docket 18-260

Case details

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Full case caption

County of Maui, Hawaii v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund

SCDB identifiers: case 2019-015, docket 2019-015-01.

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