Richard Wesley Allen v. Marcus A. Pollard, Warden
DueProcess FirstAmendment HabeasCorpus
Does it violate the First and Fourteenth Amendments when a state requires a prisoner to change his or her religion, or to commit acts that are against his or her religion, in order to become eligible for parole?
QUESTIONS PRESENTED . i | 4. Does ir wiorate THe First AND 3|| FourteEnrH AMENPMENTS oF “THE _ ___5ll oFEERS PAROLE To PRISONERS, DENIES ___6|| PAROLE TO A PRISONER BECAUSE OF ; THAT PRISONER'S RELIGION 2 = a oll 2. Does it viotate me First anp oll FourteENTH AMENDMENTS oF THE ll U.S. CosstitunaN, WHEN A STAte _J2|| REQUIRES A PRISONER To CHANGE HIS oR __ pl HER RELIGION, OR TO COMM)T ACTS THAT 4 | ARE AGAINST HIS OR HER RELIGION, (N __)} [OSPER 12 BECOME SLITABLE fa PAROLE ¢ — all 3. Is tae US. Surreme Court's —2| OPINION IN Swargt#our v. Cooke (562 US. _ ___)9\| 216, IS1 S.Cr. 859, 178 L.Ed. 2d 732), _ 20ll peFectTive 2 22 | AB How caN_A STATE comely wit ___24\| tHE Eauar Protection CLAUSE OF THE + ___2\|| AMENDMENT, WHEN APPLYING ONE oF — ITS LAWS To A PERSON 2 | B. Can A STATE LEGALIZE AN | BY HIDING THE SPECIFIC REASONS FoR A _ & ATE DECISION, BEHIND CATEGORICAL __ 9|L OPINIONS OF PSYCHIATRISTS oR oll PSvcHoLogisTs “2 de : a ll G6. Can a state LAWEULLY CONDEMN ___/6|| OR PENALIZE OR DEPRIVE A PERSON, FOR alle LUSIONS", WITHOUT SPECIFYING WHICH 2) OF THAT PERSON'S BELIEFS, STATEMENTS, ___ Jol OR TESTIMONIES, ARE BEING CLASS/FIED a | AS DELUSIONS $e ___._1@ a a) (, What_is THE DIFFERENCE 8 BETWEEN A HERESY AND A DELUSION 2 nA e _— — 2 &. IS IT LAWFUL FOR A PERSON To ae BASE A GOVERNMENT DECISION, GN HIS ORs ai EVIDENCE THAT 15 CONTRARY To soME OF | HO AM PERSONA BELLE , 2 : 6||_A PETITION, ON THE BASIS THAT CLAIMS NOT || MADE _IN THAT PETITION WERE THE CLAIMS ___8|| OF THE PETITION, WHILE SAYING NOTHING ___9|| ABouT THE FORMALLY STATER GROUNDS oF, _ JB DECISION THAT DENIES A DUE PROCESS | Al. GLA) lp BE_LAWEULLY USED AS A PRECE4 —5 DENT FOR DENYING CLAIMS THAT ARE NOT ___4o\| pur process ctaims @ all L.. Has eeritioneR mae tHe __1|| "SUBSTANTIAL SHOWING OF THE DENIAL OF ___ 20 | A_consriruroNAL QGHT" Neepep_ACCoRp= all mg te 28 U.S.C 225362) 2