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Washington v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued April 18, 2018 Decided June 11, 2018
Full case name	Washington v. United States
Docket no.	17-269
Citations	584 U.S. 837 (more)138 S. Ct. 1832; 201 L. Ed. 2d 200
Case history
Prior	United States v. Washington, 853 F.3d 946 (9th Cir. 2017); cert. granted, 138 S. Ct. 735 (2018).
Holding
Lower court upheld by divided Court.
Court membership
Chief Justice John Roberts Associate Justices Anthony Kennedy · Clarence Thomas Ruth Bader Ginsburg · Stephen Breyer Samuel Alito · Sonia Sotomayor Elena Kagan · Neil Gorsuch
Case opinion
Per curiam
Kennedy took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.

Washington v. United States, 584 U.S. 837 (2018), was a United States Supreme Court case regarding Native American fishing rights in the U.S. state of Washington. In the case, the court deadlocked 4-4, with Justice Anthony Kennedy recusing himself due to his prior involvement in the case as a judge on the United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The deadlock left standing a lower court ruling that the State of Washington must redesign and rebuild road culverts to allow salmon to swim upstream, to uphold Native American treaty rights to fish. The issue decided by the federal courts was whether, under the 1855–1856 Stevens Treaties, "the right to fish is the right to put a net in the water or the right for there to be fish to catch"; however, with the 4-4 Supreme Court decision, it may not be binding on future court decisions.

The case was argued on April 18, 2018.

The decision was per curiam.

The state was given until 2030 to repair the highest-priority culverts.

See also

• United States v. Washington, aka Boldt Decision, landmark 1974 ruling establishing treaty fishing rights in Washington
• Puget Sound salmon
• Stream restoration

References

1. "Re: No. 17-269, Washington v. United States, et al" (PDF). Retrieved November 11, 2023.
2. United States v. Washington, 853 F.3d 946 (9th Cir. 2017).
3. Eilis O'Neill (June 12, 2018), Supreme Court Gives Tribes A Victory Over Washington State In Salmon Case, Oregon Public Broadcasting
4. John Eligon (June 11, 2018), "'This Ruling Gives Us Hope': Supreme Court Sides With Tribe in Salmon Case", The New York Times
5. "Washington v. United States".
6. "SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 5, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
7. Washington v. United States, No. 17-269, 584 U.S. ___ (2018).
8. Le, Phuong. "U.S. Supreme Court Tie Favors Indian Tribes in State Culvert Case." Kitsap Sun, Kitsap, 11 June 2018, www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/2018/06/11/u-s-supreme-court-tie-favors-tribes-state-culvert-case/690690002/.

External links

• Text of Washington v. United States, 584 U.S. ___ (2018) is available from: Justia Oyez (oral argument audio) Supreme Court (slip opinion)

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