Legal Opinion
Lester J. Smith v. Brian Owens
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided February 17, 2017No. 14-10981PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BUCKLEW, District Judge:
Lester Smith, a Georgia state prisoner, alleges the grooming policy enforced in Georgia state prisons violates the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (“RLUIPA”) 1 by substantially burdening his exercise of a sincerely held religious belief that Islam requires him to grow an uncut beard. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendant, Brian Owens, Commissioner of Georgia’s Department of Corrections (“GDOC”). Smith appeals, contending that Holt v. Hobbs, 2 a Supreme Court opinion issued after the district court’s order, renders…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Tannenbaum v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1998
- Genesis HealthCare Corp. v. SymczykSupreme Court of the United States · 2013
- United States v. Playboy Entertainment Group, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2014
- Holt v. HobbsSupreme Court of the United States · 2015
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3Cited by48 opinions
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