Skip navigation

Search

915 results
Page 21 of 46. « Previous | 1 2 3 4 ... 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 ... 42 43 44 45 46 | Next »

No New Trial on Religious Separatist Claims by The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of new trial on a Missouri prisoner’s religious freedom claims. Missouri prisoner Michael Murphy “is a practicing member of the Christian Separatist Church Society (CSC)” which “allows only Caucasians to be members and …
Texas Chaplain Who Complained of Jail Conditions Reinstated, Suit Settled by In January 2011, Gail Hanson was reinstated as a volunteer chaplain at the Cameron County Jail in Brownsville, Texas. She had been banned from the facility after she publicly criticized conditions at the jail, and her reinstatement was part …
Article • September 15, 2011
Fourth Circuit: Virginia Not Immune from RLUIPA Suit by On December 29, 2006, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals held that the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) was a valid exercise of Congress’ spending powers and that the State of Virginia was subject to its requirements because …
U.S. Supreme Court: No Monetary Damages Against States Under RLUIPA by On April 20, 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that state sovereign immunity bars recovery of monetary damages under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000cc, et seq. Harvey Leroy Sossamon III, a …
Article • August 15, 2011 • from PLN August, 2011
Placement in Maximum Security Facility May Trigger Due Process Protections; Religious Diet Claims Remanded by The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has reversed a district court’s grant of summary judgment to Michigan prison officials in a procedural due process and religious diet lawsuit. Lamont Bernard Heard received …
Article • July 15, 2011
Fifth Circuit: Texas Muslim Prisoners May Have Right to Wear Beards by On November 21, 2007, the Fifth Circuit court of appeals ruled that Texas state prisoners who are Muslims may have the right to wear a beard. Fredrick Gooden and Garrett Gibb, Texas state prisoners, filed suit under 42 …
Idaho Court Of Appeals: Indigent Prisoners Not Required To Post Bond by Matthew Clarke By Matt Clarke The Idaho Court of Appeals has ruled that an indigent prisoner’s legal action cannot be dismissed for failure to post the bond required by I.C. § 6-610 of persons filing suit against a …
Article • July 15, 2011
Seventh Circuit Says No Religious Diet Violated RLUIPA by Mark Wilson By Mark Wilson The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that Illinois prison officials violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) when they denied a prisoner a non-meat diet. Illinois prisoner Gregory Koger changed his religious …
9th Circuit: Eleventh Amendment Bars Prisoner’s Claim for Damages under RLUIPA by The Ninth Circuit has held that a prisoner bringing suit under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIPA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000cc-1, may not obtain damages from state officials in their official capacities. California …
Article • July 15, 2011
9th Circuit: RLUIPA Not Applicable To Courthouse Holding Cell by Michael Brodheim By Mike Brodheim A divided Ninth Circuit panel has held that a courthouse holding cell is not an "institution" as defined by the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000cc et seq., and …
Brief • June 14, 2011
Ortega v. Ryan, AZ, Complaint, Right to Religious Worship, 2011 Case: Case: , A.s. P,c. JUN Place of Confineme P.,2- Bo x i - ~ - - - - - - - - . 1 4 2011 t!Lt:~I( U S OISTR!Ci COUAi 01tt~l0T OF ARIZONA u~ Mailing Address City, State, …
Davis et al v. Abercrombie et al, HI, Order denying Def Mot to Transfer Venue, CCA religious discrimination denial retaliation, 2011 Case 1:11-cv-00144-LEK -BMK Document 28 Filed 05/27/11 Page 1 of 27 657 PageID #: IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF HAWAII RICHARD KAPELA DAVIS; et …
Article • May 15, 2011 • from PLN May, 2011
California Jury Awards Native American Prisoner $150 on Due Process Property Claim by A federal jury awarded $150 in damages to California prisoner Gregory L. Rhoades, a Native American, after finding that the property room officer at Corcoran State Prison, defendant D. Adkison, had violated Rhoades’ 14th Amendment due process …
Article • May 15, 2011
Summary Judgment for Michigan DOC Denied In Kosher Meal Suit by A Michigan federal district court ruled that the question of whether a prison's policy is a "less restrictive" means of determining a prisoner's religious sincerity before allowing a Kosher diet is a question of fact precluding summary judgment. Michigan …
Article • April 15, 2011
Sixth Circuit Affirms Denial of Qualified Immunity for Michigan DOC Officials for Religious Book Censorship by On February 6, 2008, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed a denial of qualified immunity for three Michigan prison officials accused of violating the First Amendment and the Religious Land …
Second Circuit Reverses Denial of RLUIPA Dietary Claim by The Second Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court’s dismissal of the religious diet claims of two New York prisoners who practiced a religious faith called “Tulukeesh.” In 2003, New York prisoner Tyheem Keesh sought permission to practice his religion, …
Article • March 15, 2011
$3,500 Settlement in Washington Prisoner’s Freedom of Religion Lawsuit by The State of Washington paid $3,500 to settle the lawsuit of prisoner DeShon Corsey for violating his right to freedom of religion. While incarcerated at Washington State Prison on September 5, 2002, Corsey was hired to work in the kitchen. …
Article • March 15, 2011
Washington Settles Religious Diet Claim for $1,500 by The State of Washington settled a prisoner’s religious diet suit by paying him $1,500, granting him a vegan diet and amending a prison policy. On May 14, 2004, McNeal Island Correction Center (MICC) prisoner Joe Macom listed his religious preference as Native …
Alabama DOC Settles Wicca Suit by On August 20, 2004, the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) agreed to settle a suit seeking recognition and accommodation of Wiccan religious practices. In 1995, Timothy Hornsby sued the ADOC arguing that its refusal to recognize Wicca as a religion violated his constitutional and …
Article • February 15, 2011 • from PLN February, 2011
Fourth Circuit Vacates Summary Judgment on RLUIPA Haircut Claim, but Case Dismissed on Remand by The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a district court’s decision granting summary judgment to officers and officials with the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) after they forcibly shaved a prisoner’s head in contravention …
Page 21 of 46. « Previous | 1 2 3 4 ... 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 ... 42 43 44 45 46 | Next »