Legal Opinion
Longstreth v. Maynard
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided April 6, 1992No. Nos. 91-6370, 91-6374 and 91-7044PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLLOWAY, Circuit Judge.
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The plaintiffs-appellants Justus, Long-streth, and Mosier are all prisoners in the custody of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections (the Department). Each plaintiff claims that his religious beliefs preclude the cutting of his hair. Since 1986 the Department has had a general grooming policy, stated in various regulations applying to male inmates, which forbids all beards, mustaches, and hair more than three inches in length. The original policy provided a procedure for granting exemptions to those whose religious beliefs required them to keep their hair uncut. Each…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- DeFunis v. OdegaardSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- City of Mesquite v. Aladdin's Castle, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
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