Legal Opinion
Kenneth L. Brown, Juan Inosencio v. Perry Johnson and Charles E. Egeler
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided September 11, 1984No. 82-1768PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOYCE F. MARTIN, Jr., Circuit Judge.
The issue presented here is whether state prison officials may prohibit inmates affiliated with the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches, a Christian church which has a special ministry to the spiritual and religious needs of homosexuals, from participating in group worship services within the prison, while permitting other churches to hold such worship services.
Plaintiffs, state prisoners, the Detroit Metropolitan Community Church and certain Church officials, appeal a decision of the district court finding that the defendants, prison…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Hudson v. PalmerSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Cruz v. BetoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Procunier v. MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by48 opinions
- Williams v. LaraTexas Supreme Court · 2001
- Walker v. MintzesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
- Lawrence H. Kent v. Perry Johnson and Dale FoltzCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
- Hbrandon Lee Flagner v. Reginald WilkinsonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001
- Monmouth County Correctional Institutional Inmates v. LanzaroCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
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