Native American Inmate Fails On Claim That His Religious Rights Were Violated

Mealey's (October 2, 2019, 8:51 AM EDT) -- CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A Native American inmate fails on his claim that the confiscation of his religious devotional items was a violation of federal law because he did not prove that he was substantially burdened by the loss of the items, a Texas federal judge ruled Sept. 27 in awarding judgment to prison workers (David Hayman v. Medardo Villarreal, et al., No. 2:17-cv-307, S.D. Texas, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 166607)....