Ford v. McGinnis.

• Position: RELIGION - Brief Article

U.S. District Court

OPPORTUNITY TO PRACTICE

SERVICES

SPECIAL DIET

Ford v. McGinnis, 230 F.Supp.2d 338 (S.D.N.Y. 2002). A former inmate, a Muslim, sued state corrections officials alleging violation of his religious rights under the First Amendment. The district court granted summary judgment for the officials, finding that they did not violate the former inmate's rights when they refused to provide him with an "Eid-ul-Fitr Family Day Event" meal. The court noted that the officials had been told by Muslim clerics that a meal was no longer of...