Legal Opinion
Benjamin v. Coughlin
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 13, 1989No. 79 Civ. 0232(LLS)PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
STANTON, District Judge.
Plaintiffs are Rastafarian inmates in the custody of the New York State Department of Correctional Services (“DOCS”).
Rastafari is a religion 1 with roots in Jamaican culture. It has no hierarchy of religious authority, although Rastafarians recognize some who have studied the religion extensively as “elders,” and no single religious text setting out the central tenets of Rastafarian belief, although Rastafarians consider certain Bible passages sacred. There are several Rastafarian sects, with differing beliefs and practices.
The most widely accepted…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Turner v. SafleySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Parklane Hosiery Co. v. ShoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Procunier v. MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Pell v. ProcunierSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Benjamin v. CoughlinCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1990
- Benjamin v. CoughlinCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1990
- Ahmad v. Department of CorrectionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2006
- Bunny v. CoughlinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- Hudson v. MaloneyDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2004
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