# Washington v. United States No. 17-269 · Decided June 11, 2018 > Prepared by Supreme Court Report from the PDF published by the Supreme Court of the United States. The PDF is the authoritative text; this copy can contain errors of conversion. Source: ## Syllabus 853 F. 3d 946, affirmed by an equally divided Court. \* Briefs of *amici curiae* urging reversal were filed for the State of Idaho et al. by *Lawrence G*. *Wasden*, Attorney General of Idaho, *Steven L. Olsen*, Chief of Civil Litigation, and *Clay R*. *Smith*, Deputy Attorney General, and by the Attorneys General for their respective States as follows: *Curtis T*. *Hill*, *Jr*., of Indiana, *Derek Schmidt* of Kansas, *Jeff Landry* of Louisiana, *Janet T*. *Mills* of Maine, *Bill Schuette* of Michigan, *Tim Fox* of Montana, *Doug Peterson* of Nebraska, *Mike Hunter* of Oklahoma, *Brad D. Schimel* of Wisconsin, and *Peter K*. *Michael* of Wyoming; for the American Forest & Paper Association et al. by *Timothy S*. *Bishop* and *Chad M*. *Clamage*; for Business Organizations et al. by *Eric D*. *Miller* and *Jennifer A*. *MacLean*; for Citizens Equal Rights Foundation et al. by *James J*. *Devine*, *Jr*., *Lana E*. *Marcussen*, and *Lawrence A*. *Kogan*; for Modoc Point Irrigation District et al. by *Ronald S*. *Yockim*; for Pacific Legal Foundation by *Damien M*. *Schiff*; and for Washington State Association of Counties et al. by *Robert M*. *McKenna*, *Brian T*. *Moran*, and *Marc R*. *Shapiro.* Briefs of *amici curiae* urging affirmance were filed for the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon et al. by *Howard G*. *Arnett*; for Law Professors by *Collette Routel*; for the National Congress of American Indians et al. by *Troy A*. *Eid*, *Jennifer H*. *Weddle*, *Paul Spruhan*, and *John T*. *Harrison*; for Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations et al. by *Amanda W*. *Goodin*, *Janette K*. *Brimmer*, *Jonathan W*. *Dettmann*, and *Craig S*. *Coleman*; for Washington State Officials et al. by *Pratik A*. *Shah*; and for Daniel J. Evans by *Joseph P*. *Mentor*, *Jr*. ## Counsel *Noah G*. *Purcell*, Solicitor General of Washington, argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were *Robert W*. *Ferguson*, Attorney General of Washington, *Fronda C*. *Woods*, Assistant Attorney General, and *Jay D*. *Geck* and *Anne E*. *Egeler*, Deputy Solicitors General*.* *Allon Kedem* argued the cause for the United States. With him on the brief were *Solicitor General Francisco*, *Acting Assistant Attorney General Wood*, *Deputy Assistant Attorney General Kneedler*, *William B*. *Lazarus*, and *Evelyn S*. *Ying.* *William M. Jay* argued the cause for tribal respondents. With him on the brief were *Brian T*. *Burgess*, *Jaime A*. *Santos*, *Kevin P*. *Martin*, *Riyaz A*. *Kanji*, *John C*. *Sledd*, *Jane G*. *Steadman*, *Mary Neil*, *James R*. *Sigel*, *Deanne E*. *Maynard*, *Brian R*. *Matsui*, *Thomas Zeilman*, *Craig Dorsay*, *Lea Ann Easton*, *Brian Gruber*, *Alan C*. *Stay*, *Ann E*. *Tweedy*, *Lauren Rasmussen*, *Steve Suagee*, *Sam Hough*, *Earle David Lees*, *Kevin R*. *Lyon*, *Samuel J*. *Stiltner*, *John Howard Bell*, *Harry R*. *Sachse*, *Timothy J*. *Filer*, *Scott Owen Mannakee*, *David Hawkins*, *Arthur W*. *Harrigan*, *Jr*., *Tyler L*. *Farmer*, *Kristin Ballinger*, *James Rittenhouse Bellis*, *Emily Hutchinson Haley*, and *Mason D*. *Morisset*.\* ## Per Curiam *Per Curiam.* The judgment is affirmed by an equally divided Court. JUSTICE KENNEDY took no part in the decision of this case.