Legal Opinion
James Hill, A/K/A Amin Khatib Muhammad v. David Blackwell and Donald Wyrick
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 10, 1985No. 84-2258PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAGG, Circuit Judge.
James Hill, an inmate at the Missouri State Penitentiary, brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claiming that a prison grooming regulation prohibiting the growing of beards by prison inmates violates his first amendment right to exercise freely his religion. The district court agreed with Hill and thus enjoined enforcement of the regulation against Hill and other similarly situated inmates. We reverse.
Facts
Hill is a member of the Muslim faith. The wearing of facial hair, including beards and moustaches, is a practice of the Muslim religion. A regulation promulgated by the…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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