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Article • November 6, 2018 • from PLN November, 2018
Federal District Court Holds Ohio Prison Cannot Cut Rastafarian Prisoner’s Hair by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On May 14, 2018, Senior U.S. District Court Judge Patricia A. Gaughan ruled the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) could not enforce a grooming policy that required a Rastafarian prisoner to …
Florida ICE Detention Center Restricts Detainees’ Observance of Ramadan by Steve Horn by Steve Horn In the midst of Ramadan, the holiest month of the year for those of the Islamic faith, the Glades County Detention Center in Florida implemented a policy that banned some Muslim prisoners from participating in …
Article • September 3, 2018 • from PLN September, 2018
Virginia Prisoner Defeats Summary Judgment, Settles Religious Diet Case by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Aaron Carter is a Virginia state prisoner; he is also a member of the Nation of Islam. Due to his religion’s dietary restrictions, he was enrolled in the prison system’s Common Fare program (CFP), which …
Dowl v. Williams, AK, Amended Complaint, Muslim Inmate Discrimination, 2018 CAIR LEGAL DEFENSE FUND Lena F. Masri (D.C. # 100019) α lmasri@cair.com Gadeir I. Abbas (VA # 81161) α β gabbas@cair.com Carolyn M. Homer (CA # 286441) α chomer@cair.com 453 New Jersey Ave., SE Washington, DC 20003 Phone: (202) 742-6420 …
Article • April 2, 2018 • from PLN April, 2018
Filed under: RLUIPA, Religious Diet
Indiana Prisoner Entitled to Kosher Meals Under RLUIPA by The Indiana Department of Correction (IDOC) must provide a kosher diet to a Muslim prisoner who said he believes “Islam prohibits rejecting food that Allah has given to humans – including certain types of animal meat.” Prisoner Roman Lee Jones, who …
Article • April 2, 2018 • from PLN April, 2018
Fifth Circuit: Louisiana Must Allow Prisoner to Wear Dreadlocks by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court’s judgment dismissing a lawsuit brought by a prisoner who sought an injunction requiring the Louisiana Department of Corrections (DOC) to allow him to wear dreadlocks. …
Article • March 6, 2018 • from PLN March, 2018
Texas State Prisoners Fight for Access to Kosher Meals by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke After leading a 12-year legal battle that secured an agreement from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) to recognize the right of Orthodox Jewish prisoners to receive kosher meals, Max Moussazadeh was released from …
Bloomgarden v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Settlement Agreement, RLUIPA, 2018 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND MUTUAL GENERAL RELEASE This SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND MUTUAL GENERAL RELEASE (the "Agreement") is entered into by and between Howard Bloomgarden ("Bloomgarden"), on the one hand, and the County of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles County Sheriffs …
Article • October 10, 2017 • from PLN October, 2017
Eleventh Circuit: Florida Prisoners Must be Provided Kosher Meals by David Reutter by David Reutter The Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) must provide prisoners with the option of receiving kosher meals, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals held in affirming a district court’s grant of summary judgment and a permanent …
Article • August 30, 2017 • from PLN September, 2017
Filed under: RLUIPA, Religious Grooming
Fifth Circuit Vacates Dismissal of Texas Grooming Policy RLUIPA Claim by The Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has reversed the dismissal of a challenge to a prison grooming policy filed by Native American prisoners. Texas state prisoners Teddy Norris Davis and Robbie Dow Goodman alleged their religious freedoms …
Coward v. Robinson, VA, Judgment, 5 Percenters Religious Freedom, 2017 Case 1:10-cv-00147-LMB-MSN Document 237 Filed 08/28/17 Page 1 of 1 PageID# 2656 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Alexandria Division Kalvin Donnell Coward, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Plaintiff, …
Article • April 3, 2017 • from PLN April, 2017
Connecticut DOC Settles Five Percenters Religious Rights Suit by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna The Connecticut Department of Corrections (DOC) has settled a federal lawsuit filed by a state prisoner and entered into a consent decree recognizing his religion. The Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, 42 U.S.C. § …
Article • March 10, 2017 • from PLN March, 2017
Michigan Prison Officials Held in Contempt for Violating Ramadan Order by David Reutter A Michigan federal district court twice found state prison officials in contempt for failing to comply with its orders regarding the provision of “adequate nutrition during the Islamic Month of Ramadan.” As a result, they were ordered …
Al-Kadi v. Ramsey County et al., MN, Amended Complaint, Religious Discrimination, 2017 CASE 0:16-cv-02642-JRT-TNL Document 28 Filed 03/02/17 Page 1 of 25 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA AIDA SHYEF AL-KADI, Civil No. 16-2642 (JRT/TNL) Plaintiff, AMENDED COMPLAINT v. RAMSEY COUNTY, RAMSEY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, and OFFICER JESSICA WALKER, …
Al-Kadi v. Ramsey County, MN, Amended Complaint, Religious Discrimination, 2017 CASE 0:16-cv-02642-JRT-TNL Document 28 Filed 03/02/17 Page 1 of 25 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA AIDA SHYEF AL-KADI, Civil No. 16-2642 (JRT/TNL) Plaintiff, AMENDED COMPLAINT v. RAMSEY COUNTY, RAMSEY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, and OFFICER JESSICA WALKER, OFFICER RITA …
Brief • December 28, 2016
Knowles v. Pfister, IL, Settlement, Wiccan Pentacle Medallion, 2016 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS PEORIA DIVISION GILBERT KNOWLES, Plaintiff, No. 14- cv- 1129- JES vs- RANDY PFISTER, Defendant. SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE This Settlement Agreement by and between the plaintiff, and General …
Brief • November 16, 2016
Bloomgarden v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Complaint, RLUIPA, 2016 Case 2:11-cv-09449-DDP-MRW Document 150 Filed 11/16/16 Page 1 of 6 Page ID #: 931 Torrence E.S. Lewis Admitted Pro Hae Vice Law Office of Torrence E.S. Lewis 3 1 Churchill Rd. Pittsburg, PA 15235 (412) 871-5931 torrencelewis@federalappeals.com Lead counsel for …
Article • October 3, 2016 • from PLN October, 2016
Eleventh Circuit Upholds Alabama DOC Short Hair Policy Following Remand from Supreme Court by The Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) does not overcome the Alabama Department of Corrections’ (ADOC) “short hair policy” for prisoners, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals held. The ruling was issued on remand …
Oregon Habeas Cognizable to Challenge Confinement in Florida and Colorado under Interstate Compact by In a pair of rulings, the Oregon Court of Appeals held that prisoners incarcerated in other states under the Interstate Corrections Compact (ICC) may challenge the conditions of their confinement in habeas corpus actions against Oregon …
Article • September 9, 2016
First Circuit Holds RLUIPA Does Not Provide Relief from Transfer to Remote Prison Where Opportunities for Religious Exercise Are Limited by The First Circuit has held that the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act ("RLUIPA"), 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000cc et seg., does not provide a basis for relief where …
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