Jason McKinley Ward v. Jessie Walsh, Associate Warden of Programs

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · Decided 1993-07-30

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O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge: Jason McKinley Ward is the only Orthodox Jewish prisoner at Ely State Prison in Ely, Nevada. He brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 , arguing that the prison infringes upon his First Amendment right to exercise freely his religion by not providing him with a kosher diet, clothes made of a single fabric, or an Orthod…

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