Legal Opinion
McCollum v. California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 1, 2011No. 09-16404PublishedCited by 191 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
McKEOWN, Circuit Judge:
Under federal and California law, prison inmates are afforded a reasonable opportunity to exercise their religious freedom, consistent with security and other concerns. , See U.S. Const., amend. I; Cal. Const., art. I, § 24; 42 U.S.C. § 2000cc-l; Cal.Penal Code § 2600. Putting that principle into practice is easier said than done and over time the state has faced a variety of suits by inmates to establish the contours of their rights under federal and state law. 2
In an effort to accommodate inmates’ religious needs, the California Department of Corrections and.…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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- Singleton v. WulffSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by191 opinions
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