Legal Opinion
Swift v. Lewis
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 6, 1990No. Nos. 88-15435, 89-15207PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WIGGINS, Circuit Judge:
David R. Gren and Carl D. Swift, Arizona state prisoners, appeal the district courts’ summary judgments for defendants in their section 1983 actions against officers of the Arizona Department of Corrections (ADOC). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We reverse and remand.1
Appellants claim to be Christians who as part of their religion adhere to the “Vow of the Nazarite.” This biblical vow proscribes, among other things, one’s cutting his hair and beard. ADOC’s grooming policy prohibits long hair and beards. Although ADOC exempts from this policy inmates…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Cruz v. BetoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by37 opinions
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- Fletcher Casey, Jr., on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated v. Samuel A. Lewis, Director, Arizona Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
- Omar Grayson v. Harold SchulerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2012
- Warsoldier v. WoodfordCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2005
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