CASE 14.2
Three inmates, all African Americans, have felt segregated from the rest of the prison and have felt that their privileges for recreation, meals, and religious practices have been ignored. Given this information, answer the following questions.
-The three men, all Muslims, felt that the prison should allow for a separate area for them to practice their religion. The federal court denied their request based on the Court decision in which case

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The Court decision in O'Lone v. Estate of Shabazz held that prison officials must accommodate the religious practices of inmates only to the extent that such accommodation does not unduly burden the administration of the prison. In this case, the federal court likely denied the request for a separate area for the Muslim inmates to practice their religion based on this decision.

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