Full 9th Circuit Splits, But Rejects Rehearing In Fishing Rights Dispute

Mealey's (May 22, 2017, 1:28 PM EDT) -- SEATTLE — The full Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, in a divided order May 19, declined to rehear a decision under which Washington state must reconstruct or replace 817 culverts under roads that are blocking the passage of fish in violation of Indian treaties from the 1800s that guarantee off-reservation fishing rights for several tribes (United States of America, et al. v. State of Washington, No. 13-35474, 9th Cir.; 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 8804)....