Campos v. Coughlin

Q: What court decided Coughlin?

Campos v. Coughlin was decided by the U.S. District Court in 1994.

Q: What is the citation for Coughlin?

The official citation for Campos v. Coughlin is 854 F. Supp. 194.

Q: What legal issues are involved in Coughlin?

Campos v. Coughlin involves the following religious liberty issues: Free Exercise, Prison & Institutional Religion.

Federal / State Docket // Archival Dispatch

A preliminary injunction allowing Santeria prisoners to wear religious beads is warranted.

By ReligiousLiberty.TV • February 26, 2026 • U.S. Const. amend. I

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Campos v. Coughlin, 854 F. Supp. 194 (D. 1994).

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Campos v. Coughlin, 854 F. Supp. 194 (U.S. District Court, 1994). https://religiousliberty.tv/case-library/campos/

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Campos v. Coughlin (854 F. Supp. 194) [U.S. District Court, 1994] — A preliminary injunction allowing Santeria prisoners to wear religious beads is warranted. Source: ReligiousLiberty.TV (https://religiousliberty.tv/case-library/campos/, accessed October 24, 2026).

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Citation: 854 F. Supp. 194 Year: 1994 Court: U.S. District Court

Free Exercise Prison & Institutional Religion

Holding: A preliminary injunction allowing Santeria prisoners to wear religious beads is warranted.

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Campos v. Coughlin (854 F. Supp. 194) is a Free Exercise case decided by the U.S. District Court in 1994. The court held that a preliminary injunction allowing Santeria prisoners to wear religious beads is warranted.