U.S. appeals court RLUIPA -- Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act diet.Madison v. Riter, 355 F.3d 310 (4th Cir. 2003). A state prisoner brought an action against prison officials and others under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act The Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, Pub.L. 106-274, 42 U.S.C. 2000cc-1 et seq. (RLUIPA) is a United States federal law that prohibits the imposition of burdens on the ability of prisoners to worship as they please, as well as making it easier (RLUIPA RLUIPA Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 ), challenging denial of his requests for kosher meals. The district court found that the applicable section of RLUIPA violated the Establishment Clause and the prisoner appealed. The appeals court reversed and remanded, finding that the RLUIPA section did not violate the Establishment Clause. The court found that the statute had the legitimate secular purpose of minimizing governmental burdens on religious exercise, and did not impermissibly im·per·mis·si·ble adj. Not permitted; not permissible: impermissible behavior. im advance religion. (Virginia Department of Corrections The Virginia Department of Corrections (DOC) is the government agency responsible for operating prisons and correctional facilities for the US Commonwealth of Virginia. The agency is fully accredited by the American Correctional Association and is one of the oldest functioning ) |
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