Court Finds Muslim Prisoner's Dietary Requirements Were Met

In Cox v. Kralik, 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 37826 (SDNY, Dec. 29, 2005), a New York federal district court rejected a Muslim prisoner's free exercise claim. It held that a prison facility need not offer him Halal food when it had given him a choice of a kosher or vegetarian diet, either of which he could eat without violating his religious beliefs.