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Banks v. Havener
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided October 2, 1964No. Civ. A. 3026-M, 3063-M, 3070-M, 3072-M, 3074-M-3078-M, 3084-M, 3124-MPublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEWIS, District Judge.
Petitioners are Muslim inmates at the District of Columbia Youth Center at Lorton, Virginia, confined there pursuant to sentence under the Federal Youth Corrections Act. 1 They filed separate suits under the Federal Civil Rights Act. 2 Counsel were appointed and the cases were consolidated for hearing.
Petitioners complain of discrimination on the basis, and in the practice, of their religion which they profess to be Islam, as taught by their spiritual leader Elijah Muhammad, in violation of their rights as guaranteed by the First and Fourteenth Amendments of the United…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Cantwell v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Theodore X. A. Sewell v. Paul F. Pegelow, Etc., Joseph X. Watson v. Paul F. Pegelow, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1961
- Fulwood v. ClemmerDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1962
- Brown v. McGinnisNew York Court of Appeals · 1962
- Sewell v. PegelowCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1962
3Cited by21 opinions
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- Leroy Barnett v. Charles M. Rodgers, Superintendent, D. C. Jail, Carl H. Clark v. Charles M. Rodgers, Superintendent, D. C. JailCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
- Battle v. AndersonDistrict Court, E.D. Oklahoma · 1974
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