Disputed Tract Is Part Of Washington Reservation, 9th Circuit Says In Affirming

Mealey's (June 15, 2021, 9:26 AM EDT) -- SEATTLE — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on June 11 held that a disputed 121,000-acre tract of land in Washington state is part of an Indian tribe’s reservation under an 1855 treaty with the United States, affirming a trial court’s judgment for the tribe and against a county....