Legal Opinion
Fegans v. Norris
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 11, 2008No. 06-3473PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLLOTON, Circuit Judge.
Michael J. Fegans, an inmate in Arkansas, brought this suit against the director of the Arkansas Department of Corrections (“ADC”), Larry Norris, and other prison officials, alleging violations of his rights under the First and Fourteenth Amendments, the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (“RLUIPA”), 42 U.S.C. § 2000cc-l et seq., the Arkansas Constitution, and the Arkansas Civil Rights Act. Fegans, a follower of the teaching of the Assemblies of Yahweh, claimed that the ADC’s failure to provide Kosher meals and a religious exemption from its grooming…
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