Legal Opinion
Garry A. Borzych v. Matthew J. Frank
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 2, 2006No. 05-3907PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Garry A. Borzych contends in this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 that prison officials in Wisconsin violated the Constitution and § 3 of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000cc-1, by refusing to allow him to possess the books Creed of Iron, Temple of Wotan, and The NPKA Book of Blotar, which he says are necessary to practice his religion. Borzych identifies his religion as Odinism (or Odinic Rite), which like Asatru and Wotanism entails the worship of Norse gods. Borzych maintains that these books are religious texts.…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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3Cited by61 opinions
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