Legal Opinion
Corporation of the Presiding Bishop of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints v. Hodel
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided May 30, 1986No. Civ. A. 85-1894PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
GASCH, Senior District Judge.
This case involves the Mormon Church, title to land that has been in dispute since the turn of the century, and the Fa’a Samoa — the Samoan way of thinking and doing. The land, known as “Malaeimi,” is located in the territory of American Samoa. Most recently, plaintiff Corporation for the Presiding Bishop of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (“the Church”) was deprived of its interest in Malaeimi by decision of the High Court of American Samoa. Plaintiff appealed that decision to defendant Secretary of the Interior, who by executive order…
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3Cited by10 opinions
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