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· 5/25/1977

Moskowitz v. Wilkinson

Citations

  • 432 F. Supp. 947
  • 1977 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 15726

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  • the Bureau failed to present evidence showing that security problems resulted during the period when inmates were allowed to wear beards for religious reasons
  • “But the fact that some Jews do not object to shaving ... does not defeat the plaintiffs claim. It is his own religious belief that is asserted, not anyone else’s.”
  • sustaining hair regulation against first amendment challenge
  • Orthodox Jew in federal prison

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Judges: Newman

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