United States v. State of Washington

Decided March 22, 1974. George Hugo Boldt wrote the opinion for the court.

384 F. Supp. 312 · Cited 59 times

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Precedents cited

Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• United States v. Winans · 198 U.S. 371
• Puyallup Tribe v. Department of Game of Wash. · 391 U.S. 392
• Department of Game v. Puyallup Tribe, Inc. · 497 P.2d 171
• Jones v. Meehan · 175 U.S. 1
• State v. Moses · 483 P.2d 832
• The Kansas Indians · 72 U.S. 737
• Lacoste v. Department of Conservation of Louisiana · 263 U.S. 545
• Griggs v. Duke Power Co. · 401 U.S. 424
• Udall v. Tallman · 380 U.S. 1
• Green v. County School Board of New Kent County · 391 U.S. 430
• Ferguson v. Skrupa · 372 U.S. 726
• Williams v. Lee · 358 U.S. 217
• McClanahan v. Arizona State Tax Commission · 411 U.S. 164
• United States v. Kagama · 118 U.S. 375
• United States v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. · 309 U.S. 506
• Winters v. United States · 207 U.S. 564
• Missouri v. Holland · 252 U.S. 416
• Ex Parte Crow Dog · 109 U.S. 556
• Patsone v. Pennsylvania · 232 U.S. 138
• Carpenter v. Shaw · 280 U.S. 363
• Mattz v. Arnett · 412 U.S. 481
• Seymour v. Superintendent of Washington State Penitentiary · 368 U.S. 351
• Olsen v. Nebraska Ex Rel. Western Reference & Bond Assn., Inc. · 313 U.S. 236
• Skiriotes v. Florida · 313 U.S. 69
• Choctaw Nation v. United States · 318 U.S. 423

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• Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa Indians v. State of Minn. · 952 F. Supp. 1362
• Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians v. Wisconsin · 668 F. Supp. 1233
• Northwest Sea Farms, Inc. v. United States Army Corps of Engineers · 931 F. Supp. 1515
• LAC COURTE OREILLES BAND OF INDIANS v. State · 707 F. Supp. 1034
• United States v. State of Washington · 143 F. Supp. 2d 1218
• Cayuga Indian Nation of New York v. Cuomo · 667 F. Supp. 938
• Loudner v. United States · 905 F. Supp. 747

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