Bigelow v. Michigan Department of Natural Resources

U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit · Decided 1992-07-14

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BOGGS, Circuit Judge. This case results from complications caused by the federal government’s attempt to restore aboriginal fishing rights to-Michigan Indians. A group of commercial fishermen challenged the State of Michigan’s support of a plan, approved by a federal court, by which Indians were given exclusive rights to fish in certain Michigan waters. The district court granted the defendants’ motions for summary judgment…

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