First Amendment: N.H. inmate loses facial-hair challenge
A federal judge has ruled that inmates have no First Amendment right to grow a beard, rejecting the claim of an Orthodox Jew who claimed prison policy banning facial hair longer than a quarter-inch violated his constitutional rights. September 1, 2010 By The Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. —U.S. District Chief Judge Steven McAuliffe ruled against Albert Kuperman, saying prison officials’ concerns about hygiene and security trump inmates’ free-expression and religious rights. McAuliffe acknowledged that Kuperman’s