Legal Opinion
Webman v. Federal Bureau of Prisons
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 28, 2006No. 05-5031PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SENTELLE.
Concurring opinion filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.
SENTELLE, Circuit Judge.
Appellants, former inmates of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, sued the Bureau and several of its personnel (collectively, “BOP”), alleging religion-based discrimination in violation of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 (“RFRA”), Pub.L. No. 103-141, 107 Stat. 1488, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000bb to 2000bb-4. The District Court dismissed their damages claims as barred by. sovereign immunity, and plaintiffs brought this appeal. Agreeing that RFRA does not provide the kind…
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