Majid v. Leonardo

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Prior, Jr., J.), entered August 30, 1990 in Albany County, which dismissed petitioners’ application, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, to review a determination of respondents denying petitioners’ request for a diet consistent with their religious beliefs.

Supreme Court properly determined that the denial of the request by petitioner Abdul Majid for a "Halal” diet of meat, or an adequate alternative consistent with his religious beliefs and practices, was not a violation of his constitutional rights. This same argument was specifically…