Rejecting Policy Rationales Rooted in DEI, Eighth Circuit Reverses Preliminary Injunction Denial in First Amendment Prison Curriculum Case

In Schmitt v. Rebertus, __ F.4th __, 2025 WL 2352582 (eighth Cir. Aug. 14, 2025), the U.S. Courtroom of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit addressed the intersection of First Modification spiritual train rights and jail administration in a 2-1 determination that additionally has implications for the load courts might give to governmental coverage rationales rooted in range, fairness, and inclusion.