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Article • March 1, 2022 • from PLN March, 2022
Michigan DOC Agrees to Expand Recognition of Religious Groups After DOJ Investigation by On October 29, 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it had reached an agreement with the Michigan Department of Corrections (DOC) that resolves an investigation begun nearly two years earlier into denial of religious exercise …
Former AZ Assistant AG Disciplined for Misconduct in Muslim Prisoner’s Lawsuit by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney  In August 2021, the Arizona State Bar disciplined a former state Assistant Attorney General, Michael John Hrnicek, for his misconduct while opposing a prisoner’s lawsuit against several employees of the state Department of …
Michael John Hrnicek, AZ, Agreement for Discipline by Consent, Attorney Misconduct, 2021 FILED 8/10/21 SHunt Kelly J. Flood, Bar No. 019772 Staff Bar Counsel State Bar of Arizona 4201 N. 24 th Street, Suite 100 Phoenix, Arizona 85016-6266 Telephone (602)340-7272 Email: LRO@staff.azbar.org James J. Belanger, Bar No. 011393 JBelanger Law …
DOJ Settlement Between USA and Michigan DOC, Right to Religious Worship, 2021 AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS (“AGREEMENT”) I. 1. INTRODUCTION On December 10, 2019, the United States began an investigation into the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) pursuant to the Religious Land Use …
Hines v. Godinez, IL, Settlement, Right to Religious Worship, 2021 Information Sheet for Case Number Case Name Filed Received Status Hines, Monterio #K37156 v. IDOC, et al. 5/9/14 7/21/14 closed Official Case# Case# 14-CV-529 14-529 Defendants: p13 ;ntiffs: Date Served Class Action 0 On Appeal Spears Opposing Counsel: Institutions. CJ …
Brief • February 8, 2021
Van Pelt v. Butler, IL, Settlement, Right to Religious Worship, 2021 Information Sheet for Case Number Official Case # Case# 17-1226 17-CV-1226-SMY Plaintiffs: Opposine Counsel: Institutions: IDOC# Filed Case Name Received Van Pelt, Ronald M. #R00514 v. Butler, et al. 11/ 9/ 17 Defendants: Date Served Status closed 2/16/18 Class …
Rapper Sues BOP Alleging Torture by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Rapper Kodak Black filed a lawsuit on September 21, 2020, alleging he “is suffering torture and religious persecution” at the hands of Bureau of Prisons (BOP) guards and officials. Kodak Black, whose real name is Bill Kapri, was …
Pack v. Mueller, IL, Settlement, Right to Religious Worship, 2020 Information Sheet for Case Number Official Case# Case# 17-CV-880-MJR-SCW 17-880 IDOC# Plaintiffs: Case Filed Pack, James #818835 v. Mueller, et al. Defendants: Received 1/2/19 Date Served Status closed 1/10/19. Class Action On Appeal Spears Oppoc;ine C.ounc;f'I: Institutions: Pro Se Issues: …
Brief • October 16, 2020
Young v. Newton, VA, Order, Religious Freedom, 2020 Case 1:18-cv-00851-AJT-JFA Document 123 Filed 10/16/20 Page 1 of 59 PageID# 3604 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Alexandria Division MITCHELL YOUNG, et al., ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Plaintiffs, V. JEFFERY …
Brief • August 25, 2020
Arnold v. Smith, PA, Settlement, Violation of Religious Rights, 2020 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA Dale Arnold, Plaintiff v. Tracy Smith, et al., Defendants : : : : : : : No. 3:19-cv-00750 (Judge Kane) Filed Via Electronic Case File GENERAL RELEASE AND …
Brief • August 12, 2020
Roberts v. Sinclair, 9th Circuit, Appellants Reply Brief, Religious Discrimination, 2020 No. 19-35846 IN THE mntteb ~tates (!Court of ~peals FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT DEMARIO ROBERTS, ET AL, Plaintiff-Appellants, v. STEPHEN SINCLAIR, ET AL, Defendants-Appellees. On Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington REPLY …
Article • August 1, 2020 • from PLN August, 2020
$5,400 Payout by Montana DOC Over Ex-Prisoner’s Claim of Religious, Gender Discrimination by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Montana Department of Corrections (MDOC) agreed to pay $5,400 to resolve a former prisoner’s claim that alleged religious discrimination and failed equal opportunities for women. The November 7, 2019 Conciliation …
Priest v. Superintendent D. Holbrook, WA, Claim, Protection of Religious Articles, 2020 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT No. 20-35178 DAVID R. PRIEST, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SUPERINTENDENT D. HOLBROOK, CPM JACKSON, CUS A. ALVAREZJACKSON, SGT DAVID BREWER, C/O DUNCAN AND C/O DOE, Defendants-Appellees. On Appeal from …
Article • May 1, 2020 • from PLN May, 2020
$120,000 Settlement for Minnesota Woman Forced to Remove Hijab for Booking by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A $120,000 settlement was reached on November 5, 2019 in a lawsuit alleging officials at Minnesota’s Ramsey County Jail applied discriminatory treatment to a Muslim woman. The settlement with the county also …
McGill v. Clements, PA, Complaint, Solitary for Dreadlocks, 2020 Case 3:19-cv-01712-JFS Document 30 Filed 02/20/20 Page 1 of 16 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA ERIC S. MCGILL, JR., : : Plaintiff, : : v. : : TIMOTHY L. CLEMENTS, : Deputy Warden of …
Brief • February 18, 2020
Roberts v. Sinclair, 9th Circuit, Appellants Opening Brief, Religious Discrimination, 2020 Case: 19-35846, 02/18/2020, ID: 11601033, DktEntry: 16, Page 1 of 57 No. 19-35846 IN THE FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT DEMARIO ROBERTS, ET AL, Plaintiff-Appellants, v. STEPHEN SINCLAIR, ET AL, Defendants-Appellees. On Appeal from the United States District Court for …
Article • February 5, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
$102,500 Settlement in Lawsuit Over Alaska DOC’s Discrimination Against Muslims by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On September 3, 2019, the Alaska Department of Corrections (DOC) settled a lawsuit brought by two Muslim prisoners who had been given inadequate food or no food during the fast of Ramadan, were denied …
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
Prisoner Wins Preliminary Injunction Against PADOC Policy Banning Islamic Fezzes by The Human Rights Coalition by The Human Rights Coalition In August 2019, a federal magistrate judge recommended granting a preliminary injunction against the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (PADOC) to require prison officials to allow prisoners to purchase and wear …
Ackerman v. Washington, MI, Order, Kosher Meals in Prison, 2020 Case 4:13-cv-14137-LVP-MKM ECF No. 243 filed 01/30/20 PageID.2509 Page 1 of 35 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION GERALD ACKERMAN and MARK SHAYKIN, Plaintiffs, Civil Case No. 13-14137 Honorable Linda V. Parker v. HEIDI WASHINGTON, Defendant. …
Article • December 10, 2019 • from PLN December, 2019
Georgia Prison System Ordered to Amend Policy to Allow Three-Inch Beards by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter A Georgia federal district court has held that a policy limiting prisoners’ beard length to half an inch without religious exemptions violates the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA). …
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