10th Circuit Rules Against Native American in RFRA Case
Yesterday, a panel of the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 3-0 that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act does not protect a Native American who killed a bald eagle for a religious ceremony. You can read the decision here. A lower court had ruled in favor of the Northern Arapaho tribe. They argue that the government's supposed permit process designed to accommodate such needs was highly ineffectual.