"Tomorrow the Supreme Court likely will deny cert in the Friday v. United States petition. SCOTUSblog does not pick it as a “petition to watch”, which means something. There was a moment when the Supreme Court might have heard this case (and maybe not in a good way, since the United States would be the petitioner then), but the Tenth Circuit joined the Ninth Circuit in upholding the constitutionality of the Bald Eagle Protection Act.

The ironic, even ridiculous, result of these cases is that it is easier for non-Indians to take advantage of the American Indian religious exemptions than it is for Indians. "

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Friday v. U.S. Cert Petition — Not a “Petition to Watch” — Commentary (Turtle Talk 2/19)

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