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Court Finds Falconry Regulations Run Afoul of the Bill of Rights

Court Finds Falconry Regulations Run Afoul of the Bill of Rights
A Lanner Falcon flies to its trainer's arm at a bird sanctuary in Laurel, Md., on June 14, 2012. KAREN BLEIER/AFP/GettyImages
Matthew Vadum
Matthew Vadum
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A group of falconry enthusiasts will be allowed to pursue their lawsuit against federal and state authorities challenging “speech codes for birds” and in which they claim government inspectors routinely run roughshod over their constitutional rights.

A federal judge threw out the government’s request last week to dismiss the lawsuit, which can now move forward against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and California Department of Fish and Wildlife.