Ferguson v. Owen

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA JACOB N. FERGUSON, : : Plaintiff, : Civil Action No.: 21-02512 (RC) : v. : Re Document No.: 7 : ROBBIN M. OWEN, : : Defendant. : MEMORANDUM OPINION GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS I. INTRODUCTION There are two questions in this case. The first is whether there can be a substantial burden under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (“RFRA”) when a government restriction of an individual’s religiously motivated activity does not prevent the individual from fulfilling a central religious practice and provides the individual with…