Tax Protesters Petition Opposing Native Hawaiians is SCOTUSBlog Petition of the Day

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Seems odd to me, but maybe SCOTUSblog thinks of the Native Hawaiians and the State of Hawaii as a disfavored party in the Supreme Court.

Here:

Corboy v. Louie

Docket: 11-336 
Issue(s): (1) Whether petitioners have standing to seek a refund of their own taxes; and (2) whether the Equal Protection Clause precludes a state or municipality from creating tax exemptions that are available only to members of a certain race.

Certiorari stage documents:

3 thoughts on “Tax Protesters Petition Opposing Native Hawaiians is SCOTUSBlog Petition of the Day”

  1. DRB September 28, 2011 / 11:26 am

    Of course Native Hawaiians are a disfavored party in the Supreme Court. They are Indians. See Matthew L.M. Fletcher, The Supreme Court’s Indian Law Problem, 59 Hastings L. Rev. 579, 582 (2008) (“The Court does not care what happens in Indian Country.”).

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