If the state loses, then they are faced with a law saying open meetings and Tribes saying closed. This is just the first step. Does state law apply to WDFW?

If the tribes refuse open meetings, so that the state can comply, then one will have to go to Federal Court to establish a process. Or, they each set their own seasons independently and make NOAA act.

There is more to the suit than just open meetings. There is the whole process of how the regs are developed and adopted and the whole public disclosure piece.