Legal Opinion
Jerry Teterud v. Kevin J. Burns, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Director of the Department of Social Services for the State of Iowa
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 4, 1975No. 75-1066PublishedCited by 103 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Circuit Judge.
Jerry Teterud, an American Indian inmate of the Iowa State Penitentiary, challenged under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 a prison regulation prohibiting him from wearing long braided hair. 1 He contend ed that the regulation deprived him of his rights under the First and Fourteenth Amendments to: (a) freely exercise his religion; (b) freedom of expression; (c) govern his personal appearance; and (d) equal protection of the laws. The complaint prayed for declaratory and injunctive relief. On August 23, 1973, a temporary restraining order issued enjoining enforcement of the regulation.…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Cantwell v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Wisconsin v. YoderSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Cruz v. BetoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Procunier v. MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
23 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by103 opinions
- Omar Grayson v. Harold SchulerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2012
- May v. BaldwinCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
- Stewart v. BeachCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2012
- Felix E. Capoeman v. Amos ReedCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Homer Reed v. Gordon FaulknerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
98 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.