Legal Opinion
Salaam v. Lockhart
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 13, 1990No. Nos. 89-2341, 89-2355PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Senior Circuit Judge.
In 1984, while incarcerated in an Arkansas state prison, Bilal Ali Salaam had his name legally changed by a state court after he converted to the Islamic faith. Salaam brought a pro se suit in 1986 seeking in-junctive relief from the policy of Arkansas prison authorities to use only committed names on prison records and clothing, and in the mail room. The district court refused to appoint counsel and denied the claim in all respects. We reversed and remanded the matter for consideration under Turner v. Safley, 482 U.S. 78, 107 S.Ct. 2254, 96 L.Ed.2d 64 (1987).…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Turner v. SafleySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Employment Div., Dept. of Human Resources of Ore. v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- O'Lone v. Estate of ShabazzSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Thornburgh v. AbbottSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
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3Cited by48 opinions
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