 The tribe was represented by Charles A. Hobbs of Washington , D.C. The tribe argued that the Menominee Termination Act did not extinguish treaty rights , but instead had two purposes ; to terminate federal supervision of the tribe and to transfer to the state general criminal and civil jurisdiction — which had already been accomplished by Public Law 280 and that law expressly preserved hunting and fishing rights . In the event that the court would decide that the hunting and fishing rights were extinguished , then the tribe should receive compensation for the loss of the rights . 
