Kind v. Frank.

• Position: Freedom of religion - Brief Article

U.S. Appeals Court

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Kind v. Frank, 329 F.3d 979 (8th Cir. 2003). A county jail inmate brought a [section] 1983 action against jail officials, alleging violation of his First Amendment right to free exercise of religion, by their refusal to place him on a vegetarian diet. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants and the inmate appealed. The appeals court affirmed. The appeals court affirmed that the officials were entitled to qualified immunity, even though a state human rights department...