U.S. District Court: ITEMS PERMITTED RELIGIOUS ARTICLES.

• Position: Brief Article

Mitchell v. Angelone, 82 F.Supp.2d 485 (E.D.Va. 1999). A non-Native American inmate sued corrections officials challenging the validity of a policy that prevented him from obtaining Native American spiritual items. The district court found that the raced-based policy violated the Equal Protection Clause and ordered an injunction preventing its application. The items requested by the inmate were abalone shells and herbs. The policy allowed Native American inmates to obtain such items by...