Legal Opinion
Freeman v. Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 7, 2004No. 03-10443PublishedCited by 169 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:
This lawsuit arises from a longstanding dispute regarding the adequacy of Church of Christ religious services afforded Texas prisoners. A class of disaffected inmates (“the class”) filed a civil rights suit alleging that the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (“TDCJ”) religious accommodations policy violates the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. 1 Also, William R. Freeman, a member of the class, alleges that he was transferred to another unit in retaliation for exercising his First Amendment…
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- Cruz v. BetoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by169 opinions
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