Legal Opinion
United States v. Abeyta
District Court, D. New Mexico
Decided April 9, 1986No. Crim. 85-79-JBPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
BURCIAGA, District Judge.
THIS CASE requires the court to consider competing claims to a treasured bird, the eagle: the claim of the American people to the eagle as the symbol of their national unity, strength, and purpose, and the claim of the Indian people of the New Mexico pueblos to the eagle as the overseer of human life and the messenger to the spirit world. In this action, the government’s legitimate cultural and conservation interests in the eagle are in conflict with the eagle’s veneration as a religious symbol. For the reasons set out in this opinion, the court…
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