Legal Opinion
Jerry Charles v. Richard J. Verhagen and Matthew J. Frank, and United States of America, Intervenor
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 30, 2003No. 02-3572PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Jerry Charles, a Muslim inmate, filed an action against officials with the Wisconsin Department of Corrections’ Division of Adult Institutions (collectively, “DOC”), alleging separate violations of his First Amendment right to the free exercise of religion as well as the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (“RLUIPA”), 42 U.S.C. § 2000cc-l(a), because DOC officials prohibited him from possessing Islamic prayer oil in his cell and from celebrating more than one religious feast per year. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the…
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