Jova v. Smith, No. 08-2816-pr (2nd Cir.) (582 F.3d 410) (September 28, 2009) (Per Curiam)
Loaded on Nov. 1, 2009
published in Punch and Jurists
November 02, 2009
In an action by prisoners claiming that defendant prison personnel infringed their right to practice their religion under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, summary judgment for defendants is affirmed in part where the restrictions imposed on plaintiffs’ practice were justified by powerful security and administrative interests, …
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