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The Availability of Damages and Injunctive Relief with RLUIPA

By Alliance Alert

Albany Government Law Review: "There should be no argument as the text, context, and legislative history of the Act all indicate that 'appropriate relief' includes, among other things, relief in the form of money damages, and I opine that such a reading of the statute is in accord with Congress's intent when it originally drafted the statute. Congress's anticipated scope of relief includes nominal, punitive, and compensatory damages against municipalities, but also all of these damage types are recoverable against governmental officials in both their official and individual capacities."

Full post as published by Constitutionally Correct on August 05, 2009 (boomark / email).