A case to watch: Holt v. Hobbs

A religious-freedom case that is not getting much notice, but should, is Holt v. Hobbs, which involves a Muslim inmate's challenge to a prison's grooming policies.  (Learn more here.  For the Court filings -- courtesy of the prisoner's lawyer, Prof. Doug Laycock -- are here.)  To get a good sense of how . . . flimsy the justifications are for the challenged policy, check out Prof. Laycock's reply brief.

Stay tuned!