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Article • May 15, 2007
NY Food Load Suit Dismissal Reversed Under RLUIPA by The plaintiff alleged that an officer ordered him to return his food tray and cup while he was performing salat, knowing that his religious beliefs prohibited his responding, and issued a misbehavior report. The plaintiff was subjected to a week of …
9/11 Immigration Detainee Challenges Denial of Counsel, Religious Diet by The plaintiff was arrested on September 12, 2001, on the belief that he was connected with the 9/11 hijackers, and transferred to a federal prison, where he was subjected to a visual body cavity search viewed by multiple male and …
Article • May 15, 2007
Arkansas Must Acknowledge Prisoner's Muslim Name by The U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals held that Arkansas prison officials must acknowledge a Muslim prisoner's Islamic name. An Arkansas state prisoner of the Islamic faith who had his name legally changed to Bilal Ali Salaam while imprisoned brought pro se civil …
Article • May 15, 2007
Supreme Court Sets Standard in Establishment Clause Suits by The United States Supreme Court held that state statutes from Rhode Island and Pennsylvania, which supplemented teacher's salaries in religious schools, violated the religious establishment clause of the First Amendment. A federal district court found that Rhode Island's provision, which provided …
Brief • May 11, 2007
Filed under: RLUIPA, Religious Diet
Kuperman v. NH DOC, NH, Order Adopting Magistrate Rec., 2007 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE Albert Kuperman v. 06-cv-420-JD Warden, NH State Prison ORDER I herewith approve the Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Muirhead dated April 18, 2007, no objection having been filed, for …
Brief • April 18, 2007
Filed under: RLUIPA, Religious Diet
Kuperman v. NH DOC, NH, Report and Rec., Kosher Food Case, 2007 - Nh - Kosher Food Case - Rr 2007 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE Albert Kuperman v. Civil No. 06-cv-420-JD New Hampshire Department of Corrections, et al. REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION Plaintiff Albert Kuperman …
Oklahoma Orthodox Jewish Prisoners Win Kosher Diet by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg Three Orthodox Jewish state prisoners won both preliminary and permanent injunctive relief requiring the Oklahoma Department of Corrections (ODOC) to provide them a Kosher diet at no personal cost. Prisoners Dennis Fulbright, Jon Cottriel and Jerry …
Virginia Prison Minister Indicted on Sex Charges; Ministries Under Fire by Gary Hunter Toney Leon McDonald, an ex-sheriff?s deputy and now ex-prison minister, was arrested on May 17, 2006 on four counts of sexual misconduct with a 23-year-old female prisoner. After posting a $25,000 bond, McDonald surrendered to authorities a …
Article • February 15, 2007 • from PLN February, 2007
Native American Entitled to Prayer Feather by An Arkansas federal district court has held that a Native American prisoner has a constitutional right to possess or use a prayer feather for religious purposes. This action was brought by Billy Joe Wolf, complaining about acts while he was imprisoned at Arkansas? …
Article • November 15, 2006 • from PLN November, 2006
Utah House of Refuge a House of Horrors by Gary Hunter A Utah faith based halfway house for probationers, jail releasees and homeless men, called the House of Refuge, turned out to be a house of horrors for those who lived there. On February 2, 2006, state licensing officials shut …
Brief • November 9, 2006
Filed under: RLUIPA, Religious Diet
Kuperman v. NH DOC, NH, Complaint, Kosher Food Case, 2006 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE ALBERT KUPERMAN, Plaintiff V. STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, BRUCE CATTELL, INDIVIDUALLY, AND IN HIS CAPACITY OF WARDEN, GREG COMPTON, INDIVIDUALLY AND IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY, KIMBERLY LACASSE, …
Brief • November 1, 2006
Freedom From Religion Foundation Inc. v. Gonzales, Complaint, Taxpayer Money for Religious Institutions, 2006 FFRF v. Gonzales Page 1 of 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN FREEDOM FROM RELIGION FOUNDATION, INC.; ANNE NICOL GAYLOR; ANNIE LAURIE GAYLOR; and DAN BARKER, Plaintiffs, v. (Case No. 06 C 0244 …
Brief • October 27, 2006
Freedom From Religion Foundation Inc. v. Gonzales, Article on FFRF Website, Cancellation of "Single-Faith" Programming, 2006 Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc. WELCOME Home ABOUT FFRF Our Purposes Getting Acquainted Contact Us Legal Accomplishments PUBLICATIONS Freethought Today Books Brochures & Nontracts NEWS FFRF News Releases Freethought Radio Media Coverage Freethought of …
Article • October 15, 2006 • from PLN October, 2006
Former Head New York Islamic Prison Chaplain Pleads Guilty in Gun Case by Until he retired in 2000, Imam Warith Deen Umar, 61, made $67,919 a year as the head Islamic chaplain for the New York state prison system. On June 7, 2006, Umar pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal district …
A Captive Audience For Salvation by Jane Lampman A for-profit prison company stirs hope - and church-state issues - pursuing partnerships with Evangelical Christian ministries. NASHVILLE, TENN. - America has the highest incarceration level in the world, and its prisons serve too consistently as revolving doors. Are faith-based programs in …
Article • September 15, 2006 • from PLN September, 2006
Virginia Sheriffs Pay for Christian Ministries by Michael Rigby Several Virginia sheriffs have used public money to pay for services from Christian groups that minister to prisoners, the Virginia-Pilot reported on March 2, 2006. The payments have drawn criticism from some watchdog groups that advocate for a strong separation of …
Article • September 15, 2006 • from PLN September, 2006
Virginia Prisoners Challenge Grooming Policy Under RLUIPA by Get in a fight behind bars and in most states, youll serve somewhere between a few days or months in segregation. Refusal to cut your hair in Virginia and youll be segregated until you comply. In 1999 the Virginia Department of Corrections …
RLUIPA Bars Total Ban on Melanic Literature by A Michigan federal district court has entered an injunction that bars the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) from continuing a total ban on Melanic literature, requiring MDOC officials to screen such literature to ensure prohibited materials are prevented entry into MDOC prisons. …
Muslim Prisoner Attacked by Other Muslims May Sue Prison for Failure to Protect by Marvin Mentor The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals held that a California Muslim prisoner who was attacked by fellow Muslims stated two Eighth Amendment claims against prison officials by alleging that (1) they failed to …
Federal Judge Strikes Down Iowa Prisons Faith-Based Rehabilitation Program by Michael Rigby Federal Judge Strikes Down Iowa Prisons Faith-Based Rehabilitation Program by Michael Rigby A federal judge in Iowa has ruled that the states partial funding of a Christian rehabilitation program is unconstitutional. In a 140-page opinion issued on June …
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