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SJ Reversed on Massachusetts Religious Diet Claims; MA Constitution Affords Greater Protections than U.S. Constitution

In a unanimous decision, Massachusetts' highest court reversed summary judgment on Muslim prisoners' claims that they were denied halal meat, which is required by their faith.

Muslim prisoners Rashard Rasheed and Nathaniel Bilal Ahmad believe their faith requires that they observe the Islamic festival of Eid-al-Fitr, marking the end of ...

 

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