O'Lone v. Estate of Shabazz

O'lone v. Estate Of Shabazz

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 nos. 85-1722
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482 U.S. 342 (more)

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
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

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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