Tuesday, July 05, 2005

RLUIPA Upheld by SCOTUS: Cutter v. Wilkinson

On Tuesday, May 31, 2005, the Supreme Court of the United States unanimously upheld the prison provisions of RLUIPA against an Establishment Clause challenge.

You can access the Supreme Court opinions here and the oral argument transcript here.

And here and here are law professor commentary on the opinion. And here is an article from the Christian Science Monitor that views Cutter as a significant boost for the rights of minority religious groups.

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