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2 Mar 2015, 5:18 am
LEXIS 23161 (WD MI, Feb. 26, 2015), a Michigan federal district court refused to dismiss a claim by an inmate who was a member of the Moorish Science Temple of America that the 1st Amendment protects his right to study religious materials in the prison library.In Allen v. [read post]
3 Aug 2014, 11:09 am
LEXIS 102678 (WD NC, July 28, 2014), a North Carolina federal district court dismissed a complaint by an inmate that authorities seized and would not return his Moorish Science Temple of America literature after he refused to sign a Personal Property Inventory Form.In Mendell v. [read post]
1 Jun 2014, 4:00 am
LEXIS 72325 (WD MI, May 28, 2014), a Michigan federal district court permitted Moorish Science inmate to proceed against certain of the defendants for an injunction to require recognition of Moorish Science Temple of America-1928 as a separate religious group from Moorish Science Temple of America, Inc., (1934 Portion).In Smart v. [read post]
8 Apr 2014, 5:53 am
LEXIS 45394, March 4, 2014) and dismissed for lack of standing an inmate's complaint that prison rules do not allow Moorish Science ordained ministers and Temple heads to perform marriage ceremonies for adherents incarcerated in Alabama prisons.In Darrough v. [read post]
8 Dec 2013, 7:23 am
LEXIS 171315 (WD MI, Dec. 5, 2013), a Michigan federal district court permitted an inmate who was a member of the Moorish Science Temple of America to proceed with his free exercise complaint that he was barred from entering the prison law library with religious reading material.In Hoeck v. [read post]
3 Nov 2013, 12:40 pm
LEXIS 155108 (D MD, Oct, 28, 2013), a Maryland federal district court dismissed complaints by an inmate who is a member of the Moorish Science Temple of America that his headdress was confiscated on four occasions, that his ability to participate in the Ramadan fast was interfered with, and that his request to celebrate his religious holiday was denied.In Blackwell v. [read post]
30 Sep 2013, 12:21 pm
LEXIS 137363 (SD IN, Sept. 25, 2013), an Indiana federal district court dismissed free exercise and RLUIPA claims by a Muslim inmate (a member of the Moorish Science Temple of America) who objected to confiscation of a prayer rug, two bottles of prayer oil and prayer socks, as well as to the requirement that prayer oil be purchased from the prison commissary. [read post]
27 Aug 2013, 5:57 am
Respondent argued that her children are part of the trust corpus of the Moorish Science Temple of America and that MSTA should have been made a party to the case. [read post]
4 Aug 2013, 6:43 am
LEXIS 108455 (WD KY, Aug. 2, 2013), a Kentucky federal district court dismissed complaints by an inmate who is a member of the Moorish Science Temple of America that he is required to use the name under which he is convicted and not permitted to use "-El" after his surname. [read post]
30 Jun 2013, 12:23 pm
LEXIS 86645 (WD MI, June 20, 2013), while rejecting class action certification and damage claims, a Michigan federal district court permitted an inmate to proceed with his injunctive action claim that "Moorish Science Temple of America-1928 Grand Body" should be recognized by prison authorities (and its practices accommodated) as a separate religious group from "Moorish Science Temple of America, Inc. (1934… [read post]
23 Jun 2013, 7:15 am
., June 17, 2013), the 10th Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a complaint filed by an inmate who is a member of the Moorish Science Temple of America challenging an Oklahoma prison policy that prevents him from storing his fez in his cell.In Holland v. [read post]
19 Mar 2013, 4:00 am
The Washington Post yesterday reported on an "odd and perplexing phenomenon popping up in cities across the country" in which individuals, claiming to be Moorish American Nationals take over foreclosed or unoccupied homes-- often very expensive ones-- distorting tenets of the Moorish Science Temple of America to support their actions. [read post]
22 Sep 2011, 7:16 am
He told the prison’s chaplain, Rick Sutton, that he adheres to the Moorish Science Temple of America. [read post]
21 Sep 2011, 8:07 pm
He told the prison’s chaplain, Rick Sutton, that he adheres to the Moorish Science Temple of America. [read post]
6 Apr 2011, 6:08 am
LEXIS 33795 (ED OK, March 29, 2011), inmates who are members of the Moorish Science Temple of America complain that the prison's headgear policy discriminates against them by requiring all religious headgear to lay flat on the head, and also complain that they are not permitted to keep their fezzes in their cells. [read post]
13 Feb 2011, 3:11 pm
LEXIS 11921 (D MD, Feb. 8, 2011), a Maryland federal district court rejected an inmate's complaint that there is no chaplain at his correctional institution for Islamic and Moorish Science Temple of America inmates.In Hooper v. [read post]
1 Aug 2010, 7:00 am
LEXIS 74558 (CD CA, July 22, 2010), a California federal magistrate judge rejected objections by an inmate who is a member of the Moorish Science Temple of America to a prison ban on wearing of red clothing (except in sporting events). [read post]
8 Oct 2009, 7:40 am
LEXIS 90323 (Feb. 27, 2009)) and held that material questions of fact remained for trial in a suit by an inmate, a member of the Moorish Science Temple of America, who wanted prison officials to use his religious name in prison documents.In Smith v. [read post]
21 Sep 2009, 1:45 pm
LEXIS 83575 (ED MI, Sept. 14, 2009), a Michigan federal district court rejected a claim by a prisoner who was a member of the Moorish Science Temple of America that his rights were violated when prison officials refused to use the term "El" as part of his name on his cell door card, as required by his religious beliefs. [read post]
6 Sep 2008, 1:51 pm
By: Zac Papantoniou - Weird Legal News Satyriconista Apparently, The Moorish American Science Temple (MAST), is pretty pissed off at… well, pretty much everyone in Illinois, but especially at Washington Mutual Bank, the Cook County Sherriff's Office and the Chicago Police Dept., because the Temple's Fiduciary Board Members filed suit against those three (3) parties yesterday, [...] [read post]
