Confederated Tribes And Bands Of The Yakima Indian Nation v. State Of Washington

608 F.2d 750 CONFEDERATED TRIBES AND BANDS OF the YAKIMA INDIAN NATION, Appellants, v. STATE OF WASHINGTON, COUNTY OF YAKIMA, Dixy Lee Ray as Governor of the State of Washington and Individually, Les Conrad, Graham Tollefson and Charles Rich as County Commissioners and Individually, Appellees. No. 74-1225. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Nov. 2, 1979. Rehearing Denied Dec. 10, 1979. James B. Hovis, Yakima, Wash., for appellants. Malachy R. Murphy, Deputy Atty. Gen., Olympia, Wash., Robert N. Hackett, Jr., Yakima, Wash., for appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington. Before HUFSTEDLER, MOORE, * and WRIGHT, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: 1 Upon remand from the Supreme Court (Washington v. Confederated Bands and Tribes of the Yakima Indian Nation, 439 U.S. 463 , 99 S.Ct. 740 , 58 L.Ed.2d 740 (1979), the Yakima Indian Nation asks us (1) to invalidate Washington's assumption of jurisdiction, without tribal consent, on the grounds that the assumption impaired an obligation of contract protected by Article I, Section 10 of the Federal Constitution and that the assumption, without repeal of the disclaimer clause in…