Punch and Jurists

Jova v. Smith, No. 08-2816-pr (2nd Cir.) (582 F.3d 410) (September 28, 2009) (Per Curiam) by In an action by prisoners claiming that defendant prison personnel infringed their right to practice their religion under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, summary judgment for defendants is affirmed in part …

Cutter v. Wilkinson, No. 02-3270 (6th Cir.) (423 F.3d 579) (September 13, 2005) (Judge Ronald Lee Gilman) by Plaintiff prisoners sued defendant state corrections officials for violations of the First Amendment's Free Exercise Clause and of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000cc et …

Cutter v. Wilkinson, No. 03-9877 (U.S. Supreme Court) (544 U.S. 709; 125 S.Ct. 2113) (May 31, 2005) (Justice Ginsburg) by Here the Court reversed a Sixth Circuit decision which held that section 3 of the RLUIP was facially unconstitutional, thereby upholding a Federal law that requires State prison officials to …

Arnett v. Jackson, No. 03-4375 (6th Cir.) (393 F.3d 681) (January 6, 2005) (Judge Paul R. Matia) by Here a divided panel from the Sixth Circuit affirmed the defendant's sentence for a child molestation conviction over his challenge that the trial court had violated his right to due process when …

Cutter v. Wilkinson, No. 02-3270 (6th Cir.) (349 F.3d 257) (November 7, 2003) (Judge Ronald Lee Gilman) by Here the Court held that a portion of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) violated the Establishment Clause and was unconstitutional because it fostered excessive involvement of the Government …