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HOLT v. HOBBS

No. 13-6827.

135 S.Ct. 853 (2015)

Gregory Houston HOLT, aka Abdul Maalik Muhammad, Petitioner v. Ray HOBBS, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction, et al.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 20, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas Laycock, Ann Arbor, MI, for Petitioner.

Anthony A. Yang, for the United States as amicus curiae, by special leave of the Court, supporting the Petitioner.

David A. Curran, Little Rock, AR, for Respondents.

Eric C. Rassbach, Luke W. Goodrich, Mark L. Rienzi, Hannah C. Smith, Asma T. Uddin, The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, Washington, DC, Douglas Laycock, Counsel of Record, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, VA, for Petitioner.

Dustin McDaniel, Attorney General, Office of the Arkansas Attorney General, Little Rock, AR, David A. Curran, Deputy Attorney General, Christine A. Cryer, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Counsel of E, for Respondents.

Petitioner Gregory Holt, also known as Abdul Maalik Muhammad, is an Arkansas inmate and a devout Muslim who wishes to grow a ½-inch beard in accordance with his religious beliefs. Petitioner's objection to shaving his beard clashes with the Arkansas Department of Correction's grooming policy...

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