Friday, March 04, 2022

9th Circuit: Arizona's Free Exercise Statute Did Not Repeal Limit On Prisoner Suits

In Crespin v. State of Arizona, (9th Cir., March 3, 2022), the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals held that Arizona's Free Exercise of Religion Act did not repeal by implication a provision in Arizona's statutes that allows prisoners to sue for injuries suffered while incarcerated only if the inmate alleges serious physical injury.