Legal Opinion
Kelvin Ray Love v. M.D. Reed, G. David Guntharp, and Bruce Collins
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 5, 2000No. 99-3149PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRANK, District Judge.
Appellants, all agents of the Arkansas Department of Corrections, 2 appeal from the district court’s 3 ruling that appellants violated appellee’s First Amendment right to free exercise of religion by failing to provide him with food in his cell on his Sabbath. We affirm.
I
Appellee Kelvin Ray Love (“Love”) is an inmate in the Arkansas Department of Corrections (“ADC”). When he was incarcerated in 1982, Love identified his religion as “Catholic.” During the course of his incarceration, however, Love’s religious beliefs have changed.
Now, Love is a self-proclaimed adherent of…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Turner v. SafleySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Thomas v. Review Board of the Indiana Employment Security DivisionSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Frank Africa v. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Leroy S. Zimmerman (Attorney General) Bureau of Corrections Ronald Marks (Commissioner of b.o.c.)Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- Malnak v. YogiCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
- Wiggins v. SargentCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by73 opinions
- Guy McEachin v. Michael McGuinnis Superintendent, W.E. Wilcox, Acting Dep. Supt. Of Security, Southport, J. Irizarry, Food Service AdministratorCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2004
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- Nelson v. MillerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
- Blake Conyers v. Tom AbitzCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005
- Patel v. United States Bureau of PrisonsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008
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