The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today released an opinion in USA v. VASQUEZ-RAMOS, No. 06-50553, a criminal appeal. The panel consisted of Alfred T. Goodwin, Mary M. Schroeder, and Richard C. Tallman, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:
Mario Manuel Vasquez-Ramos and Luis Manuel Rodriguez-Martinez (Defendants) were charged by information for possessing feathers and talons of bald and golden eagles and other migratory birds without a permit in violation of the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (BGEPA), 16 U.S.C. §§ 668-668d, and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA), 16 U.S.C. §§ 703-712. They moved to dismiss the information claiming that prosecuting their possession of the feathers and talons violated the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000bb-1 to 2000bb-4. In . . .

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