Legal Opinion
Omar Grayson v. Harold Schuler
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 13, 2012No. 10-3256PublishedCited by 213 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff, a former inmate of the Big Muddy Correctional Center, an Illinois prison, brought this suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against a correctional officer who ordered the forcible shearing of the plaintiffs dreadlocks. The plaintiff argues that the order (which was carried out) violated the free exercise clause of the First Amendment. The district judge granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment and dismissed the case.
Inmates’ complaints that prison authorities have infringed their religious rights commonly include a claim under the Religious Land Use and…
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