Court Refuses to hear culvert case appeal

Type

Literature

Publication

Court Refuses to hear culvert case appeal. May 19, 2017. Northwest Treaty Tribes.

Year Published

2017

Organization

NGO

Description

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals earlier today refused to hear the state of Washington’s most recent appeal of the culvert case. The decision could bring to a halt more than 15 years of litigation on whether the state of Washington has a duty under federal treaty to protect salmon habitat.

Geography

Washington state

Website

https://nwtreatytribes.org/court-refuses-hear-culvert-case-appeal/

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