Trial for killing to get eagle feathers or not?

It went all the way up to the Supreme Court, but now it's back at the trial court level...Winslow Friday shot and killed a bald eagle for use in his tribe's Sun Dance .  Thing is he didn't get a permit from the feds....who have allegedly been pretty reticent about issuing the permits.  The Supreme Court declined to hear the claim that the federal regulations and laws violated his religious rights. 

Now his lawyer thinks they'll ifind something other than a criminal trial to resolve the case. 

Read the full story HERE on NativeTimes.com

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