Legal Opinion
Roman Lee Jones v. Robert E. Carter
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 15, 2019No. 17-2836PublishedCited by 116 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Wood, Chief Judge.
While a serving of meat from a prison kitchen would not prompt most Americans to run to a federal courthouse, it raises a critical problem for Indiana inmate Roman Lee Jones. Jones adheres to a sect of Islam that requires its members to follow a diet that regularly includes halal meat. It would not cost the state of Indiana a single penny to provide Jones with the diet he has requested. The only question before us in this appeal is whether Indiana's refusal to provide Jones with meat substantially burdens his exercise of religion under the Religious Land Use and…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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