United States v. Michigan

ELR Citation: ELR 20388
No(s). s. 79-1414 et al (6th Cir. May 28, 1980)

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals remands to the district court a case concerning the regulation of Indian fishing rights. In 1979, the lower court ruled that pursuant to two nineteenth century treaties the plaintiff tribes had an absolute right to engage in gill net fishing in the waters of Lake M...