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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. …
Native American Prisoners Win Lawsuit Over Right to Wear Long Hair by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke  On January 24, 2019, a Texas federal district court held that three Native American prisoners had the right to wear long hair as required by their religious beliefs. Teddy Norris Grey Hawk Davis, …
Native American Prisoner Settles with California State, Prison Officials over Religious Liberty by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Ralph Martinez, a Native American prisoner who was denied the use of elements fundamental to the practice of his religion while incarcerated at Calipatria State Prison in California, agreed to a settlement …
Native American Council of Tribes v. Webber, SD, DOJ Memo, Native American Tobacco Religious Exemption (2012) Case 4:09-cv-04182-KES Document 181 Filed 07/16/12 Page 1 of 11 PageID #: 1748 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF SOUTH DAKOTA SOUTHERN DIVISION NATIVE AMERICAN COUNCIL OF TRIBES, BLAINE BRINGS PLENTY, BRIAN DUBRAY, and …
BOP Ban on Religious Headbands Upheld by The court of appeals for the Ninth circuit held that a Bureau of Prisons rule prohibiting Native American prisoners from wearing religious headbands in the prison mess hall was constitutional. The court held the rule was reasonably related to penological interests. The court …
Race Requirement for Religion Struck Down by Afederal district court in Louisiana held that a prison rule allowing only ethnic Native Americans to engage in Native American Religious (NAR) practices was unconstitutional. Seven Louisiana state prisoners housed in a private prison operated by the Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) on …