Legal Opinion
Madison v. Riter
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 8, 2003No. 03-6362, 03-6363PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WILKINSON, Circuit Judge.
Appellant Ira W. Madison, a convict held in a Virginia Department of Corrections prison, was denied his requests for kosher meals that he claims his religious beliefs require. He sued the Commonwealth of Virginia and officials of the Virginia Department of Corrections, alleging among other claims a violation of section 3 of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIPA). The district court ruled that the provision had an impermissible effect of advancing religion under the second prong of the Lemon test. See Lemon v. Kurtzman, 403…
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