prevents potential conflicts. Defendants’ Opp., supra at p. 16. Courts have recognized a prison's policy interest in prohibiting unsupervised group activity, or the creation of leadership roles within a religion, in order to maintain prison security and discipline. See, Shabazz v. Arkansas Dept. of Corr., 157 Fed.Appx. 944, 945 and 946 (8th Cir.2005)(affirming District Court's holding that avoiding the elevation of one (1) inmate to a position of religious leadership furthers prison security); Cooper v. Tard, 855 F.2d 125, 129 (8th Cir.1988)(policy which prohibited a Muslim group from creating a distinct leadership structure, and conducting unsupervised religious services, was reasonably related to a legitimate government interest); Akbar v. Borgen, 796 F.Supp. 1181, 1187 (E.D.Wis.1992)(<HOLDING>); Tisdale v. Dobbs, 807 F.2d 734, 738 (8th
holding that preventing fraud maintaining ethical standards and privacy were substantial interests recognizing the states interest in preventing deception of consumers recognizing that preventing gang activity and maintaining order in the prison population were legitimate penological goals holding that a twohour detention in handcuffs of a person present at an address being searched for weapons related to gang activity was reasonable holding that the government interest in preventing crime is compelling