Punch and Jurists

O'Bryan v. Bureau of Prisons, No. 02-4012 (7th Cir.) (349 F.3d 399) (November 10, 2003) (Judge Frank H. Easterbrook) by The petitioner in this case, a federal inmate, sought relief under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) (42 U.S.C § 2000(bb)) from what he said was the BOP’s improper interference …

City of Boerne v. Flores, No. 95-2074 (U.S. Supreme Court) (521 U.S. 507; 117 S.Ct. 2157) (June 25, 1997) (Justice Kennedy) by The Supreme Court decided that, in enacting the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), Congress had impermissibly attempted to expand the scope of substantive constitutional rights under the Fourteenth …

In Re Grand Jury Empaneling of Special Grand Jury, No. 98-6415 (3rd Cir.) (171 F.3d 826) (March 19, 1999) (Judge Dolores K. Sloviter) by After the daughters were subpoened to testify against their father at a grand jury, they refused to testify on the ground that to do so would …

Mockaitis v. Harcleroad, No. 96-35901 (9th Cir.) (104 F.3d 1522) (January 27, 1997) (Judge John T. Jr. Noonan) by This is an interesting case that involves an action brought by a Catholic priest and an Archbishop against various defendants challenging a district attorney's decision to tape a suspect's confession while …