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Misael Cordero v. Gregory Kelley, Individually and as former Senior Correctional Police Officer, East Jersey State Prison, et al.

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, No. 23-1815 · judgment March 19, 2026


Pending

Questions presented

  1. Are atheist prison staffs in New Jersey entitled to qualified immunity for depriving Christian prisoners from receiving the Christian literature needed to practice Christianity?

  2. Is the constitutional right of prisoners to receive the Christian literature necessary to practice Christianity clearly established by precedents of this Honorable Court and the First Amendment to the United States Constitution?

  3. Are New Jersey federal courts required to give any weight to policies from the New Jersey Department of Corrections, that allow prisoners to receive the Christian literature needed to practice their Christian religion, when deciding whether state prisoners’ constitutional rights to said literature is clearly established?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Misael Cordero

For respondent

Case

Conference history

Proceedings

  1. May 27 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 18, 2026)