O'Lone v. Estate of Shabazz
| O'Lone v. Estate Of Shabazz | |
|---|---|
| Argued March 24, 1987 Decided June 9, 1987 | |
| Full case name | O'Lone, Administrator, Leesburg Prison Complex, et al. v. Estate of Shabazz, et al. |
| Docket no. | 85-1722 |
| Citations | 482 U.S. 342 (more) 107 S. Ct. 2400; 96 L. Ed. 2d 282; 1987 U.S. LEXIS 2604 |
| Holding | |
| The Court of Appeals erred in placing the burden on prison officials to disprove the availability of alternative methods of accommodating prisoners' religious rights. That approach fails to reflect the respect and deference the Constitution allows for the judgment of prison administrators. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Rehnquist, joined by White, Powell, O'Connor, Scalia |
| Dissent | Brennan, joined by Marshall, Blackmun, Stevens |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amend. I | |
O'Lone v. Estate of Shabazz, 482 U.S. 342 (1987), was a U.S. Supreme Court decision involving the constitutionality of prison regulations. The court ruled that the prison regulations were not a violation of the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution to deprive an inmate of attending a religious service for "legitimate penological interests."