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Article • September 15, 2003 • from PLN September, 2003
Ninth Circuit Affirms Constitutionality of RLUIPA by by John E. Dannenberg In a case of first impression, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed a district court ruling that the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIPA) (42 U.S.C. § 2000 cc et seq.) passes constitutional …
Tennessee Prisoner Awarded $242,500 in CCA Medical Neglect Suit by On December 3, 2002, a U.S. district court issued a $400,000 judgment against Corrections Corporation of America for violating the rights of Wesley Taylor, a prisoner at the South Central Correctional facility in Tennessee. After hearing Taylor's §1983 federal civil …
Article • July 15, 2003 • from PLN July, 2003
Arkansas Prison Must Pay for Kosher Meals by Arkansas Prison Must Pay For Kosher Meals The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed an order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas ordering the Arkansas Department of Corrections (ADC) to provide a Jewish prisoner with …
Ohio Federal District Court Finds RLUIPA Constitutional by In a case of first impression in the Sixth U.S. Circuit, the Federal District Court for the Southern District of Ohio has refused to dismiss Ohio prisoners' religious rights claims based on the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA), 42 …
Article • October 15, 2002 • from PLN October, 2002
Remand to Determine if TDCJ Grooming Policy Unconstitutional by Remand To Determine If TDCJ Grooming Policy Unconstitutional by Matthew T. Clarke The Fifth Circuit has remanded a case for the district court to hold an evidentiary hearing and determine whether the policy of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) …
Tenth Circuit Discusses Religious Rights in BOP by Yu Kikumura is a federal political prisoner and member of the Japanese Red Army, who has been greatly harassed by authorities during his incarceration. His religious practices mix Buddhism and Christianity. Beginning in 1997, Kikumura tried to obtain pastoral visits from Reverend …
Article • March 15, 2001 • from PLN March, 2001
Federal Religious Freedom Law Passed by On July 27, 2000, Congress unanimously enacted Senate Bill 2869, the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIPA), which was signed into law by president Clinton, as a public law 106-274. The bill passed congress in two weeks and tries to …
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