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Federal judge sends Muslim inmate’s lawsuit to trial over denial of religious diet
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A jury will decide whether Colorado Department of Corrections officials violated an incarcerated man’s rights by terminating his religious diet when he purchased multiple items that allegedly were in conflict with his meal plan. On Aug. 3, U.S. District Court Senior Judge William J. Martínez agreed a jury could believe Ray Anthony Smith’s claims that prison…
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Federal judge allows Muslim inmate’s claims to proceed based on denial of religious diet
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A Muslim inmate has plausibly alleged that the Colorado Department of Corrections and two food services workers violated his rights by canceling his religious diet, a federal judge decided in allowing the claims of Ray Anthony Smith to proceed. Smith is seeking to force the department to update its food list to reflect items that are…
