Nusbaum v. Terrangi.

• Position: GOOD TIME - Brief Article

U.S. District Court

EQUAL PROTECTION

Nusbaum v. Terrangi, 210 F.Supp.2d 784 (E.D.Va. 2002). Inmates sued prison officials, claiming that conditioning good time credits on attending a "Therapeutic Community Program" that emphasized religion was a violation of the Establishment Clause. The district court found the program to be in violation. Following changes in the program, the inmates again sued, alleging the same violation. The district court granted summary judgment for the inmates, in part, finding that the removal of overt references to religion did not cure the Establishment Clause problems, but that the officials were entitled to qualified immunity due to their good faith, but unsuccessful...