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10th Circuit: Eagle feathers only for American Indians

By By The Associated Press

SALT LAKE CITY ? Restricting use of eagle parts and feathers to members of federally recognized American Indian tribes for religious purposes does not violate the religious freedom of non-Indians seeking the same right, a federal appeals court ruled yesterday. The Denver-based 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that such a prohibition, under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, does not violate the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Yesterday's ruling in U.S. v. Wilgus com read more

Full post as published by First Amendment Center on March 29, 2011 (boomark / email).