O'Lone v. Estate of Shabazz
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| O'lone v. Estate Of Shabazz | |||||
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| Argued March 24, 1987 Decided June 9, 1987 |
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| Full case name | O'Lone, Administrator, Leesburg Prison Complex, et al. v. Estate of Shabazz, et al. | ||||
| Docket nos. | 85-1722 | ||||
| Citations | 482 U.S. 342 (more) | ||||
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| The Court of Appeals erred in placing the burden on prison officials to disprove the availability of alternative methods of accommodating prisoners' religious rights. That approach fails to reflect the respect and deference the Constitution allows for the judgment of prison administrators. | |||||
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| Majority | Rehnquist, joined by White, Powell, O'Connor, and Scalia | ||||
| Dissent | Brennan, joined by Marshall, Blackmun, and Stevens | ||||
O'Lone v. Estate of Shabazz, 482 U.S. 342 (1987), was a U.S. Supreme Court decision involving the constitutionality of prison regulations. The court ruled that it was not a violation of the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment to deprive an inmate of attending a religious service for "legitimate penological interests."
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See also
- List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 482
- List of United States Supreme Court cases
- Lists of United States Supreme Court cases by volume
- List of United States Supreme Court cases by the Rehnquist Court
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