Case: Washington et al. v. Confederated Bands and Tribes of the Yakima Indian Nation
Abbreviation: Washington v. Confederated Bands & Tribes of the Yakima Indian Nation
Decision Date: 1978-02-27
Docket Number: No. 77-388
Citation: 435 U.S. 903
Volume: 435
Reporter: United States Reports
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction: United States
Parties: Washington et al. v. Confederated Bands and Tribes of the Yakima Indian Nation.
Judges: 
Pages: 903–903

Head Matter:
No. 77-388.
Washington et al. v. Confederated Bands and Tribes of the Yakima Indian Nation.

Opinion:
Appeal from C. A. 9th Cir. Probable jurisdiction noted. The parties are directed to address the following issue: "Whether the partial geographic and subject matter jurisdiction exercised by the State of Washington within the Yakima Indian Reservation pursuant to Public Law 280 violates either the statutory requirements of Public Law 280 or the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment."