United States Third Circuit

Defendant may not enforce a permit fee provision against plaintiff, who possesses bears for Native American religious purposes, on the ground that the current waiver policy violates his rights to the free exercise of religion.

Appellate Information

• Argued 07/21/2003
• Decided 08/20/2004
• Published 08/20/2004

Judges

• ALITO, Circuit Judge., Before ALITO and FUENTES, Circuit Judges, and SURRICK, District Judge.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• D. Michael Fisher, Howard G. Hopkirk (Argued), Calvin R. Koons, John G. Knorr, III, Office of Attorney General, Appellate Litigation Section, Harrisburg, PA, for Appellants/Cross-Appellees., Gary S. Gildin (Argued), Carlisle, Thomas B. Schmidt, III, Pepper Hamilton LLP, Harrisburg, PA, for Appellee/Cross-Appellant.