Prison officials are shielded by qualified immunity from a lawsuit brought by a prisoner who refused to undergo tuberculosis tests on religious grounds, a federal appeals court has ruled.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit said Department of Correctional Services’ medical staff and other officials have immunity from inmate Kevin Redd’s claims under the First Amendment and the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000, 42, U.S.C. §2000cc, even though the department has since changed its policy to accommodate religious objections to the tests.
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