Sossamon v. Lone Star State of Texas

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · Decided 2009-02-17

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WIENER, Circuit Judge: We are asked today to resolve a number of questions concerning the extent to which, based on the special considerations we afford the government in its role as jail-keeper, we will excuse the intrusion of a state, here Texas, on the free exercise of religion by prisoners. We must also address several issues surrounding the remedies available when such an int…

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