Legal Opinion
Perez v. Westchester County Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 19, 2009No. Docket 08-4245-PR, 08-4300-PRPublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CALABRESI, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs, a group of practicing Muslims who are or were inmates at the Westchester County Jail, sued the Westchester County Department of Corrections (the “County”) and three of its employees (collectively, “Defendants”) for their refusal to provide Halal meat to Muslim inmates, allegedly in violation of the First, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendments. Prior to the initiation of Plaintiffs’ suits, Defendants served Halal meat to Muslim inmates only twice a year; by contrast, they provided Kosher meat to Jewish inmates four to five times a week. Although Defendants…
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