· 5/17/1971
Smith v. Brantley
Citations
- 402 U.S. 975
- 91 S. Ct. 1670
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- stating that there is no right of effective assistance of counsel in a civil case
- validating facial-hair restriction in part because Moslem prisoners were allowed to participate in other aspects of their religion
- upholding a prohibition on inmate beards where alternative means of religious expression were available
- prison policy prohibiting inmates from complying with one tenet of religion not unconstitutional, in part because other forms of religious exercise exist
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