Legal Opinion
Remmers v. Brewer
District Court, S.D. Iowa
Decided July 24, 1973No. Civ. 72-177-2PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER.
HANSEN, Chief Judge.
This is an action brought under 42 U. S.C., Section 1983 by two inmates of the Iowa State Penitentiary at Fort Madison, Iowa, against the Warden and other prison officials. Petitioners aver that as members of the Church of the New Song they are being denied the right to practice their religion in violation of the First Amendment. They furthermore claim that certain practices of the prison’s Diagnostic Committee, which makes recommendations to the Parole Board, violate the Establishment Clause of the Constitution.
FINDINGS OF FACT
There is no substantial…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Sherbert v. VernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Abington School Dist. v. SchemppSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Epperson v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- United States v. SeegerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Engel v. VitaleSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Frank Africa v. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Leroy S. Zimmerman (Attorney General) Bureau of Corrections Ronald Marks (Commissioner of b.o.c.)Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- United States v. David MeyersCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1996
- Christofferson v. CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY, ETC.Court of Appeals of Oregon · 1982
- Jerry P. Chesnut v. St. Louis County, MissouriCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
- Burgin v. HendersonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
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