United States Fifth Circuit

Defendant's religious accommodations policy does not violate inmates' Free Exercise or Equal Protection rights; plaintiff's public rebuke of a prison chaplain is not afforded First Amendment protection. Summary judgment for defendants is affirmed.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/07/2004
• Published 05/07/2004

Judges

• EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:, Before JONES, MAGILL and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert Leonadis McKinney (argued), Patrice McKinney, McKinney & McKinney, Houston, TX, Kelly D. Utsinger, Underwood, Wilson, Berry, Stein & Johnson, Amarillo, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Marjolyn Carol Gardner and Seth Byron Dennis (argued), Asst. Attys. Gen., Austin, TX, for Defendants-Appellees.