N.Y. jury rebuffs former inmate’s 13-year pursuit of damages over jail diet

The Buffalo News, N.Y.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — For 13 years, David A. Gambino waited for his day in court to tell jurors how he believed the Niagara County Jail served him contaminated kosher meals, in violation of his First Amendment religious rights.

“It means the world to me,” Gambino, 51, told jurors of Judaism, recalling in testimony last week how he converted while in custody. “It’s my foundation, clarity and moral structure.”…

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