Legal Opinion
Henry E. Walker v. Olin G. Blackwell, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Atlanta, Georgia
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 14, 1969No. 26079PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALBERT J. HENDERSON, Jr., District Judge:
Appellants (hereinafter referred to as petitioners), Black Muslim prisoners in the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary, claim that they are entitled, under the First and Fifth Amendments, to certain religious practices denied them by the warden. The district court held that the warden’s denial of these privileges was reasonable, unarbitrary, and, therefore, within his constitutional limits of discretion. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
Petitioners are before this court for the second time. On their first appearance, the judgment of the district court,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Herman Jackson, Jr. v. James B. Godwin, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Long v. ParkerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1968
- Theodore X. A. Sewell v. Paul F. Pegelow, Etc., Joseph X. Watson v. Paul F. Pegelow, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1961
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