Punch and Jurists

Holt v. Hobbs, No. 13-6827 (U.S. Supreme Court) (575 U.S. ___; 135 S.Ct. 853) (January 20, 2015) (Justice Alito) by

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. 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 …