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· 2/7/1996

Paul Jolly v. Thomas Coughlin, Robert Greifinger, John P. Keane, C. Greiner, S. Kapoor

Citations

  • 76 F.3d 468
  • 1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 1757

How courts have described this case

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

  • concluding that prison officials cannot impinge on sincere religious belief simply by showing that ʺas an objective matter, the plaintiffʹs belief is not accurate or logicalʺ
  • applying RFRA’s “compelling interest” test to religious exercise claims of inmate
  • prison policy not insulated from scrutiny “merely because defendants brandish the concepts of public health and safety”
  • prison policy not insulated from scrutiny “merely because defendants brandish the concepts of public health and safety”
  • \The district court therefore properly relied on the presumption of irreparable injury that flows from a violation of constitutional rights.\
  • “[C]orrectional officials have an affirmative obligation to protect inmates from infectious disease[.]”

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Judges: Cabranes, Feinberg, Oakes

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