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Beards and Brady (i.e., religious freedom and criminal procedure)

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In Holt , the justices ruled that an Arkansas prison policy that prevented a Muslim prisoner from growing a half-inch beard in accordance with his religious beliefs violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act. Convicted CEO asks justices whether Brady imposes a due diligence requirement on defendants. In Smith v.