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Smith v. Ward (U.S.)

The case involves a Muslim man who is incarcerated in Georgia. Smith has been fighting the prison system in Georgia for more than 10 years in an attempt to gain permission to wear a full-length beard, as his faith requires. The brief was filed in support of a petition asking the Supreme Court to review and reverse the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit’s decision in the case.

Case Documents

• Brief of Amicus Curiae Religious Freedom Institute in Support of Petitioner (Supreme Court) (June 6, 2022)

Press Releases

• "ND Law's Religious Liberty Clinic files amicus brief with Religious Freedom Institute to protect the rights of prisoners" by Kevin Allen, published by Notre Dame Law School (June 7, 2022)

Meet the Team

1. 

   John Meiser

   Director, Religious Liberty Clinic
   Term Teaching Professor

2. 

   Francesca Genova Matozzo

   Legal Fellow, Religious Liberty Clinic

3. 

   Nicole Stelle Garnett

   Associate Dean for External Engagement; John P. Murphy Foundation Professor of Law

4. 

   Richard W. Garnett

   Paul J. Schierl/Fort Howard Corporation Professor of Law; Concurrent Professor of Political Science; Director, Program on Church, State & Society