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WRIGHT v. LASSITER

No. 18-6320.

921 F.3d 413 (2019)

Anthony WRIGHT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Kenneth E. LASSITER; Carlton B. Joyner; Betty Brown; R. Speer; Terri C. Stratton, Defendants-Appellees, and Van McCullough; B. Vines, Defendants. American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina Legal Foundation; American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, Amici Supporting Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: April 17, 2019.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Michele Luecking-Sunman , NORTH CAROLINA PRISONER LEGAL SERVICES, INC., Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellant. Ryan Y. Park , NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellees. ON BRIEF: Daniel K. Siegel , Taittiona Miles , NORTH CAROLINA PRISONER LEGAL SERVICES, INC., Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellant. Joshua H. Stein , Attorney General, Matthew W. Sawchak , Solicitor General, Yvonne Ricci , Assistant Attorney General, NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellees. Irena Como , Christopher Brook , AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF NORTH CAROLINA LEGAL FOUNDATION, Raleigh, North Carolina; Daniel Mach , Heather L. Weaver , AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION, Washington, D.C., for Amici Curiae.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge Richardson wrote the opinion, in which Judge King and Judge Diaz concurred.

Anthony Wright, serving a life sentence for murder in North Carolina, adheres to the Ba Beta Kristiyan sect of Rastafarianism. He requested permission to celebrate four annual Rastafarian "holy days" through communal feasts that include goat, fish, rice, plantains, and wine, as well as three annual "holidays" through communal...

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