Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, et al v. Lummi Nation
Case Number:
19-35610
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Government Agencies
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February 22, 2022
Wash. Tribes Can't Get Justices To Hear Fishing Rights Fight
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to take up a petition from the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe and Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe to reconsider a Ninth Circuit ruling they said lets other tribes displace their fishing activities, according to an order list released Tuesday.
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August 06, 2021
Judge Vacates Past Ruling In Tribal Fishing Rights Row
A Washington federal court on Friday ruled in the Lummi Nation's favor in a suit revisiting a longtime fishing rights dispute, cementing a Ninth Circuit decision that found the Native American tribe isn't encroaching on waters in other tribes' homelands.
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July 21, 2021
Full 9th Circ. Won't Revisit Wash. Tribal Fishing Decision
The Ninth Circuit has rejected a bid for rehearing by the Jamestown S'Klallam and Port Gamble S'Klallam tribes, which sought to upend a panel decision against them in their long-running fishing rights dispute with the Lummi Nation.