Morrison v. Garraghty

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• holding that if disparate treatment is established, the plaintiff must also prove that it was motivated by purposeful discriminatory intent
• holding that a plaintiff must demonstrate “that he has been treated differently from others with whom he is similarly situated”
• holding that prison policy that practitioners of Native American religions with Native American ancestry could receive religious articles, but adherents of other racial backgrounds could not, failed first Turner factor
• noting that an equal protection claim prohibits “governmental decisionmakers from treating differently persons who are in all relevant respects alike”
• explaining that, once intentional discrimination is proven, “the court proceeds to determine whether the disparity in treatment can be justified under the requisite level of scrutiny”
• explaining that, once intentional discrimination is proven, “the court proceeds to determine whether the disparity in treatment can be justified under the requisite level of scrutiny”

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