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Legal Citation: 467 U.S. 229 (1984)

Appellant
Hawaii Housing Authority

Appellee
Frank E. Midkiff

Appellant's Claim
That the Hawaii Land Reform Act of 1967, which uses condemnation procedures to redistribute landholdings, violates the Fifth Amendment requirement that government takings must be for public use.

Chief Lawyer for Appellant
Lawrence H. Tribe

Chief Lawyer for Appellee
Clinton R. Ashford

Justices for the Court
Harry A. Blackmun, William J. Brennan, Jr., Warren E. Burger, Sandra Day O'Connor (writing for the Court), Lewis F. Powell, Jr., William H. Rehnquist, John Paul Stevens, Byron R. White

Justices Dissenting
None (Thurgood Marshall did not participate)

Place
Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision
30 May 1984

Decision
Finding that there needs only...