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Debunking “De Minimis” Violations Of Prisoners’ Religious Rights: Further Problems With The Supreme Court’S “Hands Off” Approach, Samantha Sparacino Jan 2021

Debunking “De Minimis” Violations Of Prisoners’ Religious Rights: Further Problems With The Supreme Court’S “Hands Off” Approach, Samantha Sparacino

Touro Law Review

Circuits are split as there continues to be an inconsistent application of Supreme Court doctrine stemming from the notion of the separation of church and the state. Imprisonment does not strip a wrongdoer of his constitutionally guaranteed rights and protections. Some Circuits have held that a minor, or de minimis, interpretation of an inmate’s religious rights can constitute a substantial burden under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act. In the absence of clear direction from the Supreme Court, I propose that courts should refrain from determining the value of a religious belief or practice as it relates …


Distinctions Between The Public Records Exception To The Hearsay Rule In Federal And New York Practice, Randi M. Simanoff Jan 1994

Distinctions Between The Public Records Exception To The Hearsay Rule In Federal And New York Practice, Randi M. Simanoff

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


Right To Counsel Jan 1991

Right To Counsel

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.