WASHINGTON ET AL.
v.
WASHINGTON STATE COMMERCIAL PASSENGER FISHING VESSEL ASSOCIATION ET AL.
Supreme Court of United States.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued February 28, 1979.
Decided July 2, 1979.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Slade Gorton, Attorney General of Washington, argued the cause for the State of Washington. With him on the briefs were Edward B. Mackie, Deputy Attorney General, and James M. Johnson, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Timothy R. Malone, Assistant Attorney General. Philip A. Lacovara argued the cause for the Puget Sound Gillnetters Association et al. With him on the briefs were Charles E. Yates, Douglas Fryer, Joseph T. Mijich, and Gerald Goldman. Richard W. Pierson filed a brief for the Washington State Commercial Passenger Fishing Vessel Association in all cases.
Louis F. Claiborne argued the cause for the United States. With him on the brief were Solicitor General McCree, Assistant Attorney General Moorman, Deputy Solicitor GeneralBarnett, and Kathryn A. Oberly. Mason D. Morisset argued the cause for the Lummi Indian Tribe et al. With him on the brief were Steven S. Anderson, Thomas P. Schlosser, Alan C. Stay, Robert Pelcyger, Daniel A. Raas, William H. Rodgers, Jr., and John Clinebell. Michael Taylor filed a brief for the Quinault Indian Nation. James B. Hovis filed a brief for the Yakima Nation, respondent in Nos. 78-119 and 78-139. Dennis C. Karnopp and Douglas Nash filed a brief for the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation Oregon et al., respondents in Nos. 78-119 and 78-139.†
Supreme Court of United States.
MR. JUSTICE STEVENS delivered the opinion of the Court.
To extinguish the last group of conflicting claims to lands lying west of the Cascade Mountains and north of the Columbia River in what is now the State of Washington,1 the United States entered into a series of treaties with Indian tribes in 1854 and 1855.2 The Indians relinquished their interest in most of the...
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