No. 18A815October Term 2018Decided Feb 7, 2019
Docket 18A815October Term 2018 (2018–2019)
Jefferson S. Dunn, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections, Applicant v. Domineque Hakim Marcelle Ray
from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Feb 7, 2019
Case Accepted
Arguments
Decision ReleasedFeb 7, 2019
- What it's about
from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
Question presented
Whether a State prison may prohibit an imam from accompanying a Muslim inmate into the death chamber during his execution, despite routinely allowing similarly situated Christian inmates the spiritual comfort of Christian chaplains?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit / Decision released Feb 7, 2019
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
Timing
Decided February 7, 2019
The Court released its decision on February 7, 2019 without hearing oral argument.
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- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
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- Jul 3, 2026
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