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Brief For The United States In Opposition
Brief For The United States In Opposition
Lummi Nation v. Samish Indian Tribe, Docket No. 05-445 (546 U.S. 1090 (2006))
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Brief In Opposition
Lummi Nation v. Samish Indian Tribe, Docket No. 05-445 (546 U.S. 1090 (2006))
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Petition For Writ Of Certiorari
Petition For Writ Of Certiorari
Lummi Nation v. Samish Indian Tribe, Docket No. 05-445 (546 U.S. 1090 (2006))
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Judicial Regrets And The Case Of The Cushman Dam, William H. Rodgers, Jr.
Judicial Regrets And The Case Of The Cushman Dam, William H. Rodgers, Jr.
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This essay is a criticism of the Ninth Circuit's en banc decision in Skokomish Indian Tribe v. United States [401 F.3d 979 (9th Cir. 2005]. It finds particular fault with the court's understanding of Indian treaty rights as "something given," and its outlandish conclusion that fishing was not a "primary purpose" of the Stevens treaties.
The article further criticizes the court's treatment of the "continuing nuisance" doctrine that is applied to afford a statute of limitations defense to enterprises that did lasting environmental damage by diverting the entire North Fork of the Skokomish River out of the watershed.
It concludes …