In an unusual procedure, after oral argument before a three-judge panel including Judge Canby, the Ninth Circuit decided to hear the United States v. Washington subproceeding involving the Samish Indian Tribe’s treaty claims en banc.

Samish Indian Tribe Opening Brief

Appellee Treaty Tribes Brief

Samish Reply Brief

USA Supplemental Brief Favoring En Banc Review

En Banc Oral Argument Order