Legal Opinion
Tony Ray Dunavant v. Richard Moore
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 3, 1990No. 89-1456PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
Tony Ray Dunavant appeals from a district court1 order granting summary judgment against him on one count of his claim, filed under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1982), against various employees of the Farmington Correctional Center and the Missouri Department of Corrections and Human Resources. Dunavant claims that the grooming regulations at the Farmington facility, which require that beards not exceed two inches in length, violate his first amendment right to freely exercise his religious beliefs. We affirm the order of the district court.
Dunavant is a Missouri state…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Turner v. SafleySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- O'Lone v. Estate of ShabazzSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Thornburgh v. AbbottSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Kennett-Murray Corporation v. John E. BoneCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by15 opinions
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