Just a month after a Tiverton man won the right to wear an Apache headband at the Adult Correctional Institutions, the state Department of Correction is facing yet another lawsuit accusing officials ...

(WJAR) — Three inmates of Native American ancestry are suing Rhode Island’s prison system, claiming their religious rights are being violated by not being allowed to participate in ceremonies and have ...

Virginia prisoner Gary David Morrison Jr. wanted to practice his religion, so he asked his jailers for access to sacred herbs, medicine bags and feathers -- items used in Native American religious ...

A complaint filed in federal court on Friday claims the state Department of Corrections “ignored” complaints from Native American inmates for years PROVIDENCE — A new lawsuit alleges the Rhode Island ...

Public support for religious freedom is increasing, yet Native American religious rights cases face frequent denial in federal courts. Experts suggest the reluctance to protect Native religions stems ...

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A wooden box carried an eagle feather and a bone whistle, a gourd rattle and a feather fan — items that carry spiritual energy and are used in Native American religious ...

A federal appeals court has sided with the city of San Antonio in a civil rights lawsuit, upholding a lower court's ruling and rejecting an injunction that sought to stop the city from removing trees ...