Judge Tosses Most Charges Against Navajo Man For Selling Hawk, Eagle Feathers

Mealey's ( August 30, 2022, 9:30 AM EDT) -- ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A New Mexico federal judge on Aug. 26 dismissed six of the seven criminal counts against a Navajo man accused by the federal government of illegally selling eagle and hawk feathers, finding that his treaty rights trump Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) regulations....