Perspective
Jan. 29, 2015
Lessons from an inmate's beard
The Supreme Court's decision Holt v. Hobbs tells us a great deal about our longstanding national commitment to diversity and tolerance. By Mark Rienzi
Last week, in Holt v. Hobbs, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the right of a Muslim prisoner in Arkansas to grow a half-inch beard for religious reasons. Many Americans may be tempted to write off the decision as unimportant. After all, most of us are not Muslim, not serving time in Arkansas, and do not feel a religious obligation to grow facial hair.
But it turns out the court's decision - in which all nine justices agreed - tel...
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