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Supreme Court Unanimously Sides with Prisoners' Religious Rights

RLUIPA held to meet religious needs of the institutionalized.

by Adelle M. Banks, RNS | posted 6/01/2005 12:00AM

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Earlier news about RLUIPA include:

Court Affirms Rights of Inmates | Prison officials may not place "substantial burden" on religious exercise (February 2004)

Weblog: Judge Will Reconsider Decision on Church Land Use | Federal judge puts decision against religious land use act on hold (Aug. 12, 2003)

Federal Judge Rules Parts of Church Land-Use Law Unconstitutional | Groups plan to help Elsinore Christian Center appeal zoning case. (July 11, 2003)

No Religion-Based Zoning | Illinois Vineyard church wins right to worship in its own building (May 13, 2003)

Churches vs. Homeowners | Legal experts assess last week's appeals court decision that houses of worship may be "incompatible with a place of quiet seclusion." (Oct. 23, 2002)

Feds Intervene in Zoning Case | Elsinore Christian Center seeks to relocate into commercial zone (Oct, 3, 2001)

President Signs Religious-Liberty Bill | Law says government must again prove "compelling interest" to curb free exercise of religion in land use, prisons, and hospitals (Sept. 26, 2000)

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