Ford v. McGinnis.

PositionViolation of religious rights - Brief Article

U.S. Appeals Court

QUALIFIED IMMUNITY

Ford v. McGinnis, 352 F.3d 582 (2nd Cir. 2003). A Muslim inmate brought a [section] 1983 action alleging infringement of his religious rights because corrections officials refused to serve a religious feast in a high-security area. The district court granted the defendants' motion for summary judgment and the inmate appealed. The appeals court vacated and remanded. The appeals court held that whether the inmate had a Free Exercise Clause claim depended on whether the inmate sincerely believed in the postponed feast's...

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