Legal Opinion
Sossamon v. Lone Star State of Texas
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 17, 2009No. 07-50632PublishedCited by 548 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIENER, Circuit Judge:
We are asked today to resolve a number of questions concerning the extent to which, based on the special considerations we afford the government in its role as jail-keeper, we will excuse the intrusion of a state, here Texas, on the free exercise of religion by prisoners. We must also address several issues surrounding the remedies available when such an intrusion proves too great to excuse. Convinced that the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (“RLUIPA”) demands less intrusion than Texas exercised in one area, we reverse and remand in part; but,…
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3Cited by548 opinions
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