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WILLIAMS v. LANE

Nos. 86-2922, 87-2436.

851 F.2d 867 (1988)

Willie WILLIAMS, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Michael P. LANE, Director of the Illinois Department of Corrections, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 27, 1988.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied August 29, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ann Plunkett-Sheldon, Illinois Atty. Gen. Office, Chicago, Ill., for defendants-appellants.

Jack A. Rovner, Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before CUMMINGS and FLAUM, Circuit Judges, and GRANT, Senior District Judge.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied August 29, 1988.

CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.

While lawful imprisonment does deprive convicted prisoners of many rights, Hudson v. Palmer, 468 U.S. 517, 524, 104 S.Ct. 3194, 3199, 82 L.Ed.2d 393, inmates still retain limited constitutional protection including the First Amendment right to free exercise of religion, Cruz v. Beto, 405 U.S. 319, 322...

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