Landor v. LA DOC (2025)

11/11/2025 1h 50min Temporada 23 Episodio 1197

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Docket Number: 23-1197Date Argued: 11/10/2523-1197 LANDOR V. LA DEPT. OF CORRECTIONSDECISION BELOW: 82 F.4th 337LOWER COURT CASE NUMBER: 22-30686QUESTION PRESENTED:Congress has enacted two "sister" statutes to protect religious exercise: the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 (RFRA), 42 U.S.C. 2000bb et seq ., and the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIPA), 42 U.S.C. 2000cc et seq . In Tanzin v. Tanvir , 592 U.S. 43 (2020), this Court held that an individual may sue a government official in his individual capacity for damages for violations of RFRA. RLUIPA's relevant language is identical.The question presented is whether an individual may sue a government official in his individual capacity for damages for violations of RLUIPA.CERT. GRANTED 6/23/2025https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/23-1197_3d9g.pdf