Washington v. United States
Appearance
Washington v. United States | |
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Holding | |
Lower court upheld by divided Court. | |
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Case opinion | |
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Kennedy took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. |
Washington v. United States, 584 U.S. ___ (2018), was a
United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.[1] The deadlock left standing a lower court ruling that the State of Washington must redesign and rebuild road culverts to allow salmon to swim upstream, to uphold Native American treaty rights to fish.[2] The issue decided by the federal courts was whether, under the 1855–1856 Stevens Treaties, "the right to fish is the right to put a net in the water or the right for there to be fish to catch";[3] however, with the 4-4 Supreme Court decision, it may not be binding on future court decisions.[4]
The case was argued on April 18, 2018.[5][6]
The decision was per curiam.[7]
The state was given until 2030 to repair the highest-priority culverts.[8]
See also
- United States v. Washington, aka Boldt Decision, landmark 1974 ruling establishing treaty fishing rights in Washington
- Puget Sound salmon
- Stream restoration
References
- ^ "Re: No. 17-269, Washington v. United States, et al" (PDF). Retrieved November 11, 2023.
- 9th Cir.2017).
- ^ Eilis O'Neill (June 12, 2018), Supreme Court Gives Tribes A Victory Over Washington State In Salmon Case, Oregon Public Broadcasting
- ^ John Eligon (June 11, 2018), "'This Ruling Gives Us Hope': Supreme Court Sides With Tribe in Salmon Case", The New York Times
- ^ "Washington v. United States".
- ^ "SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 5, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
- ^ Washington v. United States, No. 17-269, 584 U.S. ___ (2018).
- ^ Le, Phuong. "U.S. Supreme Court Tie Favors Indian Tribes in State Culvert Case." Kitsap Sun, Kitsap, 11 June 2018, www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/2018/06/11/u-s-supreme-court-tie-favors-tribes-state-culvert-case/690690002/.
External links
- Text of Washington v. United States, 584 U.S. ___ (2018) is available from: Justia Oyez (oral argument audio) Supreme Court (slip opinion)