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Court rejects ban on preacher
By Associated Press
Published: 04/09/2007

BOSTON, MA -A federal appeals court has overturned a decision by Rhode Island correction officials to ban a convicted murder from preaching in prison, rejecting their argument that his sermons presented a security threat.

The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said in its opinion, released Friday, that Wesley R. Spratt's seven years as a preacher were "unblemished by any hint of unsavory activity," and that "at the very least casts doubt on the strength of the link between his activities and institutional security." Read more.

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