Legal Opinion
Jesus Jehovah v. Harold Clarke
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 9, 2015No. 13-7529PublishedCited by 100 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Reversed and remanded by published opinion. Judge GREGORY wrote the opinion, in which Chief Judge TRAXLER and Judge FLOYD joined.
GREGORY, Circuit Judge:
Inmate Jesus Emmanuel Jehovah appeals from the district court’s dismissal of his pro se claims against the Commonwealth of Virginia and various employees and contractors of the Virginia Department of Corrections (‘VDOC”). Jehovah claims that Appellees violated his free exercise rights under the First Amendment and the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (“RLUIPA”) by a) prohibiting him from consuming wine during communion, b)…
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