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Article • November 15, 2011
Washington DOC Pays $1,100 for Failing to Provide Kosher Meals by On August 16, 2004, the State of Washington paid $1,100 to settle with a state prisoner who sued the Department of Corrections for failing to provide kosher meals. The suit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the …
Article • November 15, 2011
Consent Decree Sets Religious Diet Regulations at Wyoming State Prison by Based upon a negotiated settlement, a Wyoming federal district court entered a consent decree that establishes rights for prisoners around religious diet regulations at the Wyoming State Prison (WSP). The suit was brought by two Muslim prisoners, Joseph Miller …
Davis et al v. Abercrombie et al, HI, Complaint, CCA religious discrimination denial retaliation, 2011 Case 1:11-cv-00144-LEK -BMK Document 42 Filed 11/14/11 Page 1 of 126 821 PageID #: NATIVE HAWAIIAN LEGAL CORPORATION 1164 Bishop Street, Suite 1205 Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 Telephone: (808) 521-2302 Fax: (808) 537-4268 ANDREW B. SPRENGER …
Brief • October 12, 2011
Gartrell v. FBOP, PA, Order denying of Def MTD, RFRA Bivens Action Muslim prayer times and locations, 2011 Case 1:10-cv-02160-WWC Document 39 Filed 10/12/11 Page 1 of 5 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA ISADORE GARTRELL, Plaintiff v. FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS, et al., …
Article • September 15, 2011
Denial of Separate Religious Services Leads to Sectarian Tension Between New York Shiite and Sunni Prisoners by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Shiite Muslim prisoners in New York state prisons have long sought their own services separate from the majority Sunni Muslims. A recent federal court of appeals decision may …
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 …
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