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Emad v. Dodge County (7th Cir.)

A Muslim man’s request to pray in accordance with the dictates of his Islamic faith was repeatedly denied by correctional officers in the Dodge County Detention Facility in Wisconsin. His case addresses the lack of religious accommodations made for practicing Muslims in prison systems.

The brief, filed in the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, asserts that the religious practice Emad seeks to engage in has been recognized and allowed in prisons throughout our Nation’s history.

Case Documents

• Brief Amicus Curiae of The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty (United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit) (Nov. 14, 2022)

Press Releases

• "Notre Dame Religious Liberty Clinic defends Muslim man forced to pray next to jail cell toilet" by Anna Bradley, published by Notre Dame Law School (Nov. 15, 2022)

Commentary and Other Media Coverage

• "Muslim inmate denied rights to prayer by Wisconsin jail" by Kobe Brown, published by WUWM (Jan. 25, 2023)
• "Lawsuit: Muslim prayer rights denied in Wisconsin jail" by Pamela Manson, published by UPI (Jan. 5, 2023)

Meet the Team

1. 

   John Meiser

   Director, Religious Liberty Clinic
   Term Teaching Professor

2. 

   Francesca Genova Matozzo

   Legal Fellow, Religious Liberty Clinic

3. 

   Katie Alexander

   2022-23 Student Fellow

4. 

   Nate Reyes

   2022-23 Student Fellow

5. 

   Olivia Rogers

   2021-22 Student Fellow
   2022-23 Student Fellow

6. 

   Sarah Stagg

   2022-23 Student Fellow