Justices Deadlock; Road Culverts Must Be Fixed To Protect Tribes’ Fishing Rights

Mealey's (June 11, 2018, 12:30 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on June 11 affirmed — due to one recusal and an equally divided court — that the state of Washington must correct hundreds of fish-blocking road culverts because they are in violation of more than 150-year-old treaties guaranteeing fishing rights to Native Americans (Washington v. United States, et al., No. 17-269, U.S. Sup.)....