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Court Refuses to hear culvert case appeal

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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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