On February 23rd, the United States Supreme Court denied review of the Tenth Circuit's May 2008 decision in United States v. Winslow Friday, a case involving an Arapaho man's challenge to the Interior Department's application of the various federal laws requiring accommodation of Indian religious and traditional uses of eagle feathers.
Winslow Friday, who shot and killed a bald eagle for use in a Sun Dance ceremony without a federal permit, will now face criminal prosecution in federal court in Wyoming and a possible one-year prison sentence and $100,000 fine.
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Boulder, Colorado --
The National Native American Law Students Association recently held it's annual moot court competition at the University of Colorado School of Law in Boulder. The two-day event, which took place on February 27th and 28th, was co-hosted by the University of Colorado and University of Denver NALSA chapters.
Recent NNALSA moot court competitions were held at Arizona State in Tempe, the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, and the University of Washington in Seattle.
Although none of the five Crow Tribal members currently in law school was a competitor, there was a strong Crow presence at this year's event with Crow legal counsel Heather Whitemanrunshim-Oleyte, Big Horn County Attorney Georgette Hogan, and Big Horn County Justice of the Peace Leroy Not Afraid all serving as moot court judges.
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