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New York DOC Beard Ban Held Unconstitutional On Remand

The United States District Court for the District of New York held that a
New York Department of Corrections (DOC) policy banning beards in excess of
one inch in length was unconstitutional as applied to a Jewish prisoner.
Yevgen Fromer, an Orthodox Jewish prisoner, brought action under 42 U.S.C.
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