Legal Opinion
Hudson v. Maloney
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided July 23, 2004No. 01-CV-12145-RGSPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
STEARNS, District Judge.
In this lawsuit against the former Massachusetts Commissioner of Correction, two former Superintendents of MCI- Cedar Junction, and one former and one present prison administrator, plaintiff inmates, who are Muslim, allege violations of their First Amendment right to the free exercise of their religion. At the center of the dispute is the contention that prison officials have discriminated against Muslim inmates by refusing to provide “Halal” 1 meat as a regular part of their diet, and by refusing the…
2Cases cited35 opinions
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3Cited by9 opinions
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