Showing posts with label Prisoner cases. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Prisoner cases. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 22, 2025

9th Circuit: Prison Not Required to Furnish Organic Food to Messianic Jewish Inmate

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In Ruiz v. Nevada Department of Corrections ,  (9th Cir., Oct. 20, 2025), the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a district court'...
Saturday, October 18, 2025

Denial of Access to Clergy During Covid Lockdown Did Not Violate Inmate's Free Exercise Rights

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In Johnson v. Ellis ,  (D NJ, Oct. 15, 2025), a New Jersey federal district court dismissed a claim by a pre-trial detainee that his free ex...
Monday, October 13, 2025

Death Row Inmate's RLUIPA Claim Rejected

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In Shockley v. Adams ,  (ED MO, Oct. 11, 2025), a Missouri federal district court dismissed a death row inmate's RLUIPA lawsuit concludi...
Monday, June 23, 2025

Certiorari Granted in RLUIPA Damages Case

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The U.S. Supreme Court today granted review in Landor v. Louisiana Department of Corrections,  (Docket No. 23-1197, certiorari granted 6/23/...
Friday, April 25, 2025

Muslim Woman Sues Over Violation of Her Religious Rights in Jail

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The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations yesterday announced the filing of a federal lawsuit by a Muslim woman who...
Monday, March 31, 2025

11th Circuit: Jail's Requirement for Religious Verification to Get Kosher Diet Is Not Substantial Burden

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In Logsdon v. Woods , (11th Cir., March 28, 2025), the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals refused to allow a pre-trial detainee to proceed w...
Thursday, February 27, 2025

8th Circuit: Damages Available Under RLUIPA When Defendant Received Federal Funds

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In Barnett v. Short ,  (8th Cir., Feb. 28. 2025), the U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed in part the dismissal of a suit brought by ...
Friday, November 08, 2024

Texas Top Court Gives New Trial to Death Row Inmate Because of Trial Judge's Antisemitism

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 In Ex Parte Halprin ,  (TX Ct. Crim. App., Nov. 6, 2024), the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in a 6-3 decision granted a new trial to one ...
Monday, November 04, 2024

9th Circuit Reinstates Claim of Christian-Israelite Inmate Who Was Refused Passover Diet

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In Fuqua v. Raak ,  (9th Cir., Nov. 1, 2024), the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals partially reversed an Arizona federal district court...
Monday, September 02, 2024

6th Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Muslim Inmate's Religious Accommodation Complaints

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 In Mustin v. Wainwright ,  (6th Cir., Aug. 27, 2024), the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the dismissal of free exercise, RLUIPA...
Thursday, August 29, 2024

3rd Circuit: District Court Did Not Show Compelling Interest in Denying Muslim Inmate Religious Accommodations

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In Nunez v. Wolf ,  (3d Cir., Aug. 27, 2024), the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals, in a suit under RLUIPA, held that the district court ha...
Thursday, May 30, 2024

2nd Circuit: Former Hindu Inmate's Challenges to Mandated Treatment Program Dismissed

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 In Tripathy v. McKoy ,  (2d Cir., May 29, 2024), the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a suit brought against pri...
Thursday, May 16, 2024

2nd Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Muslim Inmate's Complaint About Eid Meal

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In Brandon v. Royce , (2d Cir., May 15, 2024), the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals held that the district court erred in granting summary ...
Friday, April 19, 2024

5th Circuit Remands Muslim Inmate's RLUIPA and Establishment Clause Claims

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 In Lozano v. Collier , (5th Cir., April 11, 2024), the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a portion of the district court's dec...
Wednesday, April 03, 2024

Inmates Sue Claiming Religious Need to Watch Solar Eclipse

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Suit was filed last week in a New York federal district court by six inmates at the Woodbourne Correctional Facility in Sullivan County, New...
Thursday, March 21, 2024

4th Circuit: Inmate's Claim for Religious Diet Should Move Forward

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In Pendleton v. Jividen , (4th Cir., March 20, 2024), the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals held that a West Virginia federal district court...
Tuesday, February 20, 2024

9th Circuit: On Supervised Release, Must Have Secular Alternative To 12-Step Program Requirement

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 In United States v. Rourke ,  (9th Cir., Feb. 15, 2024), the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals held that it was "plain error" for...
Wednesday, February 07, 2024

5th Circuit, 11-6, Denies En Banc Rehearing on Availability of Damages Under RLUIPA

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In Landor v. Louisiana Department of Corrections and Public Safety , (5th Cir., Feb. 5, 2024), the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, by a v...
Tuesday, February 06, 2024

2nd Circuit: Delivering Inmate's Ramadan Meals Too Early Burdened His Free Exercise Rights

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In Long v. Sugai ,  (2d Cir., Feb. 5, 2024), the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals held that a Hawaii prison sergeant may have violated plai...
Friday, January 19, 2024

Michigan Prisons Implement Settlement Agreement on Religious Practices

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In a press release yesterday, the Department of Justice announced that Michigan correctional authorities have now fully implemented prison ...