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U.S. v. ANTOINE

No. 02-30008.

318 F.3d 919 (2003)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Leonard Fridall Terry ANTOINE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed January 31, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Filipovic, First Assistant Federal Public Defender, Seattle, WA, argued for the appellant. Vicki W.W. Lai joined him on the brief.

Helen J. Brunner, Assistant United States Attorney, Seattle, WA, argued for the appellee. John McKay joined her on the brief.

Before REAVLEY, KOZINSKI and W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge.

This case once again pits the federal government's efforts to save the bald eagle from extinction against the bird's profound significance to Native spirituality. Appellant Leonard Fridall Terry Antoine, a member of a Canadian Indian tribe, is spending two years in prison for violating the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (BGEPA), 16 U.S.C. §§ 668-668d. We must decide whether his conviction violates the Religious...

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