Legal Opinion
Maguire v. Wilkinson
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided November 21, 1975No. Civ. B-75-338PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
NEWMAN, District Judge.
Petitioner, presently incarcerated at the Federal Correctional Institution, Danbury, has been placed in administrative segregation for his refusal to shave his beard. His claim is that he is being punished for a religious belief that requires him not to shave, .and is therefore being denied his first amendment right to free exercise of religion as well as his fifth amendment right to equal protection of the law. He seeks to be returned to general population, to have his forfeited good time restored to him, and to have a hearing before the Board of…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Wisconsin v. YoderSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Cruz v. BetoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Sherbert v. VernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Procunier v. MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by14 opinions
- 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
- Burgin v. HendersonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- Monroe v. BombardDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1976
- Moskowitz v. WilkinsonDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1977
- Green v. NelsonDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1977
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