Draggingtree Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Court to consider prison beard ban: In Plain EnglishBy Amy Howe on Oct 3, 2014 at 12:02 pm What does Gregory Holt, an Arkansas inmate serving a life sentence for breaking into his ex-girlfriend’s house and slitting her throat, have in common with the retail behemoth Hobby Lobby, a corporation owned by a family with strong religious beliefs? More than you might think. For starters, they have the some of the same lawyers, from the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty – which describes itself as a “non-profit, public-interest legal and educational institute with a mission to protect the free expression of all faiths.” Like Hobby Lobby, Holt is in the Supreme Court arguing that conduct by the government – in his case, a prison policy prohibiting him from growing a beard – violates a federal statute intended to protect religious rights. http://www.scotusblog.com/2014/10/218456/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggingtree Posted October 6, 2014 Author Share Posted October 6, 2014 Shave and a haircut: Prisoner grooming and RLUIPA (Video)By Kali Borkoski on Oct 5, 2014 at 10:55 pm An audio slideshow about prison grooming policies and the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act. Click below to be taken to the video. http://www.scotusblog.com/2014/10/shave-and-a-haircut-prisoner-grooming-and-rluipa-video/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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