May 19, 2017
The Ninth Circuit on Friday said it will not review a panel's decision ordering the state of Washington to replace 1,000 culverts in order to protect tribal salmon fishing rights, although several judges warned that the decision would have far-reaching impacts.
March 02, 2017
Washington's request that the Ninth Circuit reconsider its decision ordering the state to replace roughly 1,000 culverts to protect tribal salmon fishing rights didn't fare well Thursday, with the judges amending their opinion merely to reject arguments the motion raised, including claims that the federal government should help cover replacement costs.
September 30, 2016
The federal government and several tribes pressed the Ninth Circuit on Thursday to stay firm on its decision holding that the state of Washington must replace roughly 1,000 culverts to protect tribal salmon fishing rights, saying the ruling is in line with precedent and needn't be reviewed.
August 24, 2016
Oregon cattle ranchers, farmers and irrigators have urged the Ninth Circuit to grant the state of Washington's bid for rehearing of a decision requiring the state to replace roughly 1,000 culverts to protect tribal salmon fishing rights, arguing the groups' struggle to cope with a similar water rights ruling shows the decision isn't practical.
August 22, 2016
Idaho and Montana urged the Ninth Circuit on Monday to grant the state of Washington's bid for an en banc rehearing of a decision requiring the state to replace roughly 1,000 culverts to protect tribal salmon fishing rights, saying the ruling could prove costly to state governments and upset economic development throughout the Pacific Northwest.
August 12, 2016
The state of Washington urged the Ninth Circuit on Thursday to reconsider its decision that the state must replace roughly 1,000 culverts to protect tribal salmon fishing rights, saying the state would be forced to spend billions of dollars to remedy culverts that were designed by the federal government and often don't need replacing anyway.
June 27, 2016
The Ninth Circuit on Monday affirmed a district court's ordering Washington state to replace roughly 1,000 culverts that impede the natural path of river-traveling salmon, finding the structures violate Native American treaties and inhibit tribal fishing rights.
October 16, 2015
A Ninth Circuit panel expressed concern Friday that a court order requiring the state of Washington to replace nearly 1,000 culverts that have allegedly decimated fish populations, violating 19th century treaties guaranteeing local tribes' fishing rights, might not be the best solution to the problem.