Folkers v. Butzer

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• describing the “Black Muslim” movement as “an alleged sect of the religion of Islam” and observing that it “cannot be classified as purely religious in nature,” in part because the “inexorable hatred of white people” is a basic part of the faith
• case remanded to determine whether prison’s failure to provide Muslim minister constituted discrimination when other faiths were provided clergy
• case remanded to determine whether prison's failure to provide Muslim ministers constitutes discrimination when other faiths were provided clergy
• 'to justify the prohibition of religious literature, the prison officials must prove that the literature creates a clear and present danger of * * * some * * * substantial interference with the orderly functioning of the institution'
• “[t]o justify the prohibition of religious literature, the prison officials must prove that the literature creates a clear and present danger of * * * some * * * substantial interference with the orderly functioning of the institution”
• Black Muslim prisoner alleging religious discrimination and interference with practicing his religion

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).