· 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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