USA v. Michigan, State of, et al

  1. August 25, 2023

    New Great Lakes Fishing Pact Gets OK Despite Objections

    A Michigan federal judge has ordered a new fishing pact for the Great Lakes based on a proposed decree offered by the United States, Michigan and four Native American tribes, ruling that it reflects the best interests of all parties, despite objections to the deal.

  2. June 02, 2023

    No Hearing Needed In Mich. Fishing Pact Dispute, Judge Says

    A Michigan federal judge has denied a tribe's request for a hearing to present expert testimony in support of its objections to a proposed agreement governing tribal fishing in the Great Lakes, saying the tribe and a fishing recreation group protesting the pact have had full opportunity to defend their oppositions.

  3. March 08, 2023

    Feds, Michigan, Tribes Slam Fishing Group's Pact Objections

    Federal and Michigan officials, alongside four of the state's tribes, slammed a sports fishing and recreation group's objections to a proposed agreement governing tribal fishing in the Great Lakes, urging a Michigan federal judge to approve the pact as is.

  4. February 13, 2023

    Mich. Tribe Says New Fishing Pact Invalid Without Its Consent

    The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians says that a Michigan federal judge cannot impose new Great Lakes fishing restrictions negotiated by four other tribes because it will not consent to rules that inadequately honor Native American fishing rights and natural resources.

  5. January 31, 2023

    Great Lakes Group Says Mich. Tribe Can't Ditch Fishing Pact

    A coalition of environmental and recreation groups is lashing out at the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians over its efforts to unilaterally void a 23-year-old settlement outlining tribal fishing rights in the Great Lakes, warning of "irreparable harm" to Michigan's fisheries.

  6. November 14, 2022

    Judge Extends Mich. Tribal Fishing Pact As Talks Stick

    A Michigan federal judge on Monday indefinitely extended a two-decade-old agreement governing tribal fishing in the Great Lakes, as three years of negotiations over a new consent decree failed to reach an agreement by the pact's expiration date.