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."
| O'Lone v. Estate Of Shabazz | |
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| Argued March 24, 1987 Decided June 9, 1987 | |
| Full case name | O'Lone, Administrator, Leesburg Prison Complex, et al. v. Estate of Shabazz, et al. |
| Docket no. | 85-1722 |
| Citations | 482 U.S. 342 (more) 107 S. Ct. 2400; 96 L. Ed. 2d 282; 1987 U.S. LEXIS 2604 |
| Holding | |
| 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. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Rehnquist, joined by White, Powell, O'Connor, Scalia |
| Dissent | Brennan, joined by Marshall, Blackmun, Stevens |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amend. I | |
Further reading
edit- Rachanow, Shelly S. (1998). "The Effect of O'Lone v. Estate of Shabazz on the Free Exercise Rights of Prisoners". Journal of Church & State. 40: 125–148. doi:10.1093/jcs/40.1.125. ISSN 0021-969X.
- Rigoli, L. M. (1990). ""Power Exercised in the Shadows": O'Lone v. Shabazz as a Signal to the Court's Return to Interpretivism in Institutional Reform Litigation". New England Journal on Crime and Civil Confinement. 16: 141.
See also
editExternal links
edit- Text of O'Lone v. Estate of Shabazz, 482 U.S. 342 (1987) is available from: CourtListener Findlaw Google Scholar Justia Library of Congress Oyez (oral argument audio)
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