WASHINGTON GAME DEPT. v. PUYALLUP TRIBE

No. 72-481.

414 U.S. 44 (1973)

DEPARTMENT OF GAME OF WASHINGTON v. PUYALLUP TRIBE ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided November 19, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph L. Coniff, Jr., Assistant Attorney General of Washington, argued the cause for petitioner in No. 72-481 and for respondent in No. 72-746. With him on the brief was Slade Gorton, Attorney General.

Harry R. Sachse argued the cause for respondents in No. 72-481 and for petitioner in No. 72-746. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Griswold, Assistant Attorney General Johnson, Deputy Solicitor General Wallace, Edmund B. Clark, and Glen R. Goodsell.


MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS delivered the opinion of the Court.

In 1963 the Department of Game and the Department of Fisheries of the State of Washington brought this action against the Puyallup Tribe and some of its members, claiming they were subject to the State's laws that prohibited net fishing at their usual and accustomed places and seeking to enjoin them from violating the State's fishing regulations. The Supreme Court of...

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