Court rules against man in bald eagle-religion case

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By The Associated Press

Story Published: May 8, 2008 at 9:20 PM MDT

Story Updated: May 8, 2008 at 9:20 PM MDT

CHEYENNE, WYOMING - A federal appeals court in Denver says that a member of the Northern Arapaho Tribe who killed a bald eagle for use in his tribe's Sun Dance must stand trial.

The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday reversed an earlier decision by U.S. District Judge William Downes of Wyoming. Downes in 2006 had dismissed criminal charges against Winslow Friday. The judge said the federal government does no more than pay lip service to the religious needs of American Indians.

Friday and the Northern Arapaho Tribe have argued that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service commonly refuses to grant permits to Indians to kill eagles for religious ceremonies even though federal regulations say the permits should be available.

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