1、CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Legal SidebarLegal Sidebari i UPDATE: Extent of Habitat Protection Required for Indian Treaty Fishing Sites: Washington v. United States Updated June 12, 2018 UPDATE: On June 11, 2018, an evenly divided Supreme Court affirmed the decision o
2、f the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Ninth Circuit) in Washington v. United States, upholding a trial court decision and injunction finding Washington State in violation of Indian tribal treaty fishing rights and requiring remediation of state-built culverts that impede salmon from swi
3、mming to customary habitats protected by the treaties. Justice Kennedy had recused himself, having participated in the long-running case while he was serving as a judge on the Ninth Circuit. The original post from May 22, 2018, is below. On April 18, 2018, the Supreme Court heard argument in Washing
4、ton v. United States, a case that arises out of a long-running dispute between Washington State on one side, and certain Indian tribes and the federal government on the other, concerning the scope of tribal fishing rights under treaties negotiated between the United States and 21 Indian tribes in th
