Legal Opinion
Vinning-El v. Evans
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 16, 2011No. 10-1681PublishedCited by 245 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge.
While he was confined at Pinekneyville Correctional Center, Mondrea Vinning-El asked for a vegan diet. He told the prison’s chaplain, Rick Sutton, that he adheres to the Moorish Science Temple of America. Sutton turned Vinning-El down, observing that the tenets of Moorish Science require a non-pork diet, which can include dairy products and many kinds of meat and fish. Vinning-El, who contends that his religious beliefs require a vegan diet no matter what other members of his sect believe, then filed this suit against Sutton and John Evans, the warden, under both 42…
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