FOX v. WASHINGTON

No. 19-1398.

949 F.3d 270 (2020)

James Harrison FOX; Scott David Perreault, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Heidi E. WASHINGTON, in her official capacity as Director of the Michigan Department of Corrections, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: February 6, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Ryan Keast , MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW, East Lansing, Michigan, for Appellants. Sarah R. Robbins , OFFICE OF THE MICHIGAN ATTORNEY GENERAL, Lansing, Michigan, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Daniel E. Manville , MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW, East Lansing, Michigan, for Appellants. Kyla L. Ragatzki , OFFICE OF THE MICHIGAN ATTORNEY GENERAL, Lansing, Michigan, for Appellee.

Before: GRIFFIN, STRANCH, and DONALD, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

Plaintiffs, who are Michigan prisoners, appeal the denial by the Michigan Department of Corrections of their request to "recognize" their "Christian Identity" religion. Plaintiffs' Christian Identity religion advocates "white separatism," which instructs that people of different races not mix in "the areas...

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