Matter of Tina X. v. John X.

How courts have described this case

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

• noting that in cases involving Free Exercise claims, the balancing test that evaluates penological interests is “not relevant at the motion-to-dismiss stage”
• “[A]t the motion-to-dismiss stage, the prisoner need allege nothing more than a substantial burden on the exercise of a sincerely-held religious belief.”
• “[T]he failure to provide Mr. Williams with a kosher diet will either prevent him from exercising his sincerely held religious belief or force him to make the Hobson’s choice of eating a diet contrary to his beliefs or not eating at all.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).