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United States Seventh Circuit


Kaufman v. McCaughtry, 04-1914

Dismissal of plaintiff's Establishment Clause claim, alleging that defendants infringed on his right to practice his religion when they refused to allow him to create an inmate study group to discuss atheism, is vacated where defendants' actions do not have a secular purpose.

Appellate Information

  • Decided 08/19/2005
  • Published 08/19/2005

Judges

  • WOOD, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER, WOOD, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

  • United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

  • For Appellant:
  • James J. Kaufman, Jackson Correctional Institution, Black River Falls, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

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