Legal Opinion
Sossamon v. Texas
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 20, 2011No. 08-1438PublishedCited by 605 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
OPINION OF THE COURT
[563 U.S. 280]
2Opinion of the Court · ThomasJustice Thomas
This case presents the question whether the States, by accepting federal funds, consent to waive their sovereign immunity to suits for money damages under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIPA), 114 Stat. 803, 42 U.S.C. § 2000cc et seq. We hold that they do not. Sovereign immunity therefore bars this suit for damages against the State of Texas.
[563 U.S. 281]
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RLUIPA is Congress’ second attempt to accord heightened statutory protection to religious exercise in the wake of this Court’s decision in Employment Div., Dept. of…
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