• Watson v. Christo

    Publication Date: 2020-12-23
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Shwartz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian Biggs, Kaitlin M. Edelman, Denise S. Kraft, Erin Larson, DLA Piper, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Wilson B. Davis, Stuart B. Drowos, I, George T. Lees, III, Delaware Dep’t of Justice, Wilmington, DE; Bri-onna L. Denby, Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhill & Furman, Wilmington, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: D69237

    A prison met its burden of showing that the denial of an inmate's request for a religious object was the least restrictive means of maintaining prison safety and security.