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001168P.pdf   05/29/2001  Thomas Altman  v.  MN Dept. of Correcti
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  00-1168
                          and No:  00-1489
   District of Minnesota   
   Civil case - civil rights. Employees who were reprimanded for
   reading their Bibles during mandatory training program on gays 
   and lesbians in the workplace raised triable free speech, equal 
   protection and Title VII issues, and the district court erred in 
   granting summary judgment on these claims; however, their free 
   exercise and freedom of conscience claims should be dismissed 
   as the burden placed on them to attend the training program was 
   not substantial; Judge Lay dissenting in part.