U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Aug. 2, 2012
Native American tribe loses court fight over fishing rights
A closely-divided 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dealt a blow Tuesday to a tribe that is battling the federal government to increase their fishing rights.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A closely divided 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dealt a blow Tuesday to Native Alaskans battling with the federal government to increase their fishing rights.
Members of the Chugach tribe argued officials illegally disregarded their ancestral fishing rights when they set quotas and granted permits for commercial halibut fishing in Alaskan waters. The tribe argued that the National Oceanic and Atmos...
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