Legal Opinion
Thompson v. Holm
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 4, 2016No. 15-1928PublishedCited by 186 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
Michael Thompson, a Muslim inmate incarcerated at Waupun Correctional Institution in Wisconsin, sued members of the prison staff for violating his right under the First Amendment to exercise his religion freely. The violation occurred, Thompson says, when for two days prison staff prevented him from fasting properly during Ramadan. The district court granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment. Because Thompson presented evidence from which a jury could reasonably find that the defendants violated his free exercise rights, we vacate the judgment and remand for…
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