ahmad ajaj
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Judge weighs immunity for prison officials in 1993 WTC bomber’s religious exercise lawsuit
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A federal judge is now weighing whether prison officials at the “supermax” facility in Florence may be held liable for allegedly violating a Muslim inmate’s constitutional right to exercise his religion. Ahmad Ajaj was originally sentenced to 240 years for his role in the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center. He claimed that during…
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1993 WTC bomber asks appeals court for ruling on religious rights
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A Muslim inmate originally sentenced to 240 years for the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center is asking the federal appeals court based in Denver to revive his religious freedom lawsuit, arguing that government officials have moved him from prison to prison in an attempt to thwart a review of his case. Ahmad Ajaj’s…
