Department of Game of Wash. v. Puyallup Tribe

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1973-11-19

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Mr. Justice White, with whom The Chief Justice and Mr. Justice Stewart join, concurring. I agree that, consistently with the Treaty, commercial fishing by Indians cannot be totally forbidden in order to permit sports fishing in the usual volume. On the other hand, the Treaty does not obligate the State of Washington to subsidize the Indian fishery with planted fish paid for by sports fishermen. The opinion be…

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