Legal Opinion
Long v. Parker
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided February 16, 1968No. Nos. 15981, 16159PublishedCited by 118 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
FORMAN, Circuit Judge.
Appellant, James X. C. Long, a Black Muslim inmate of the United States Penitentiary at Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, brought suit invoking, among other grounds, jurisdiction under the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1988 seeking to enjoin the Prison Warden from unconstitutionally interfering with his right of religious freedom and from discriminating against him because of his religious beliefs. The United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, accepting the suit as a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, dismissed the…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Reynolds v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- United States v. BallardSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Coffin v. ReichardCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1944
- Thomas Cooper, and v. Frank J. Pate, Warden of the Illinois State Penitentiary, AndCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by118 opinions
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- Melvin A. McCabe and Mark H. Madsen v. Arvon J. Arave, Warden, Idaho State Penitentiary Al Murphy, Director, Idaho State Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
- Scooper Dooper, Inc. v. Kraftco Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1974
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