Landor v. Louisiana Dept of Corrections and Public Safety · ¶57

They did so not just because it was the right thing to do but also because federal law required it. This Court’s decision in Holt v. Hobbs, 574 U. S. 352 (2015), held that RLUIPA mandated an accommodation for prisoners’ religiously motivated beards, id., at 369–370, and thus strongly suggested that Landor was entitled to a similar accommodation. Even more on point, the Fifth Circuit—which covers Louisiana—had precedent specifically requiring accommodation of the Nazarite Vow. See Ware v. Louisiana Dept. of Corrections, 866 F. 3d 263 (2017).

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