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Q: What court decided Hobbs?

Holt v. Hobbs was decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2014.

Q: Who won Hobbs?

The outcome in Holt v. Hobbs was: Pending. The Supreme Court heard oral argument on whether Arkansas Department of Corrections grooming policy violates RLUIPA by prohibiting a prisoner from growing a one-half-inch beard in accordance with his Muslim religious beliefs.

Q: What legal issues are involved in Hobbs?

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

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Holt v. Hobbs [U.S. Supreme Court, 2014] — The Supreme Court heard oral argument on whether Arkansas Department of Corrections grooming policy violates RLUIPA by prohibiting a prisoner from growing a one-half-inch beard in accordance with his Muslim religious beliefs. Source: ReligiousLiberty.TV (https://religiousliberty.tv/case-library/holt-v-hobbs/, accessed April 10, 2026).

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Year: 2014 Court: U.S. Supreme Court Outcome: Pending

Free Exercise Prison & Institutional Religion

Holding: The Supreme Court heard oral argument on whether Arkansas Department of Corrections grooming policy violates RLUIPA by prohibiting a prisoner from growing a one-half-inch beard in accordance with his Muslim religious beliefs.

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U.S. Supreme Court Unanimously Upholds Right of Prisoner to Wear Beard January 20, 2015

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Holt v. Hobbs is a Free Exercise case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2014. The court held that the Supreme Court heard oral argument on whether Arkansas Department of Corrections grooming policy violates RLUIPA by prohibiting a prisoner from growing a one-half-inch beard in accordance with his Muslim religious beliefs. The case resulted in a Pending outcome.