Legal Opinion
Fowler v. Crawford
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 25, 2008No. 07-2946PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BALDOCK, Circuit Judge.
This appeal requires us to consider Missouri state prison officials’ decision to deny inmate Clifford Fowler a sweat lodge in which to practice his Native American faith. Fowler claims prison officials’ refusal to grant him such access violates § 3(a) of The Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA). See Pub.L. No. 106-274, § 3(a), 114 Stat. 804 (2000) (codified at 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000cc-l). Subsection 3(a) of RLUIPA provides in relevant part:
No government shall impose a substantial burden on the religious exercise of a person residing in or confined to…
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