Is Rastafarianism a religion protected by the first amendment?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Benjamin v. Coughlin, 905 F.2d 571 (2nd Cir. 1990):
1 Defendants do not raise the issue whether Rastafarianism is a religion protected by the first amendment. That issue has been resolved against them in state court. Overton v. Coughlin, 133 A.D.2d 744, 745-46, 520 N.Y.S.2d 32, 34 (2d Dep't 1987).
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