Legal Opinion
Wilson v. Schillinger
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided May 1, 1985No. Nos. 83-5914, 84-3023PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
VAN DUSEN, Senior Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff, Stephen Roger Wilson, brought an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1982) in federal district court against defendants,1 who are prison officials at the State Correctional Institution at Pittsburgh (SCIP). Plaintiff alleged that defendants denied him the free exercise of religion and the right to equal protection by their enforcement of a prisoner grooming regulation against him. Plaintiff, a Rastafarian, contended that the regulation conflicts with a tenet of his religion that proscribes members from touching their hair with…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Plyler v. DoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Davis v. SchererSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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3Cited by39 opinions
- Andrew John Walker v. George W. SumnerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
- James Hill, A/K/A Amin Khatib Muhammad v. David Blackwell and Donald WyrickCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
- Louis Scott, Louis Scott, Donald Smith and Elias Calhoun v. Mississippi Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
- Wilson v. SchillingerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
- Hynson v. City of ChesterCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
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