U.S. district court blood tests opportunity to practice diet.

• Position: Religion - Brief Article

Davis v. City of New York, 142 F.Supp.2d 461 (S.D.N.Y. 2001). A former inmate brought [section] 1983 claims against a city and various public officials to recover damages allegedly suffered when he was kept in medical isolation for a seven-day period after refusing to give a blood sample at initial medical screening for religious reasons, and for not providing a vegetarian diet. The district court held that the inmate's right to free exercise was not violated when he was placed in brief...