U.S. appeals court diet.

• Position: Religion - Brief Article

Searles v. Van Bebber. 251 F.3d 869 (10th Cir. 2001). A state inmate sued corrections officials and a prison chaplain asserting violation of his First Amendment right to free exercise of religion by denying him approval for a kosher diet. The district court entered judgment on a jury verdict awarding the inmate $3,650 in compensatory damages and $42,500 in punitive damages against the chaplain, finding no liability on the part of the corrections officials. The appeals court affirmed in part, vacated in part, and remanded. The appeals court held...