In an action by prisoners claiming that defendant prison personnel infringed their right to practice their religion under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, summary judgment for defendants is affirmed in part where the restrictions imposed on plaintiffs' practice were justified by powerful security and administrative interests, but reversed in part where defendants did not demonstrate that the religious/meatless alternative menu was the least restrictive means of furthering their compelling administrative interests.
Read Jova v. Smith, No. 08-2816
Appellate Information
Submitted: July 7, 2009
Decided: September 28, 2009
Judges
Per Curiam
Counsel
For Appellants:
Tyheem Y. Keesh and Jesus M. Jova, pro se, Wallkill, NY
For Appellees:
Julie S. Mereson, Assistant Solicitor General, and Barbara D. Underwood, Solicitor General, Albany, NY
