Anthony Wright v. Kenneth Lassiter

RICHARDSON, Circuit Judge:

Anthony Wright, serving a life sentence for murder in North Carolina, adheres to the Ba Beta Kristiyan sect of Rastafarianism. He requested permission to celebrate four annual Rastafarian "holy days" through communal feasts that include goat, fish, rice, plantains, and wine, as well as three annual "holidays" through communal gatherings that do not include feasts. He claims that the Defendants, North Carolina prison officials, imposed a substantial burden on his religious exercise by refusing his request. He brings his claims under both the Religious Land Use and…