7 F.4th 1236

Ashaheed v. Currington

Submitted by Re'Neisha Stevenson on Wed, 10/26/2022 - 08:46

Inmate alleged detention officer, animated by anti-Muslim animus, ignored religious exemption to prison’s beard shaving policy and forced him to shave his beard; inmate stated violation of rights under Free Exercise clause; that officer’s conduct would violate Free Exercise clause was clearly established, hence no qualified immunity; inmate stated group-based equal protection claim and strict scrutiny applied to that claim.