South Dakota Federal Judge Denies Motion To Amend Religious Tobacco Use Order

Mealey's (August 14, 2017, 1:49 PM EDT) -- SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — A federal judge in South Dakota on Aug. 9 denied a motion brought by a group of plaintiffs seeking to increase the amount of tobacco used in a religious mixture for Native American religious ceremonies in prison after finding that the amount the court already allowed was sufficient for religious ceremonies (Native American Council of Tribes, et al. v. Douglas Weber, et al., No. 4:09-CV-4182, D. S.D., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 125754)....