Legal Opinion
United States v. Friday
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided May 8, 2008No. 06-8093PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCONNELL, Circuit Judge.
Winslow Friday, a member of the Northern Arapaho Tribe of Wyoming, shot a bald eagle for use in the tribe’s traditional religious ceremony, the Sun Dance. He was charged under federal law with shooting an eagle without a permit, which is forbidden by the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act. Mr. Friday responded that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act precludes the government from prosecuting him. After an evidentiary hearing, the district court agreed and dismissed the indictment. We disagree, concluding that the Eagle Act and its regulations are the least…
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