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8th Circuit: Rules on prisoner?s RLUIPA claims for a succah and other items

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Van Wyhe v. Reisch, No. 08-1413 (8th Cir. Sept. 10, 2009) . . . "Sisney, a SDSP inmate who practices the Jewish faith, brought suit pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and RLUIPA for the violation of his free exercise of religion rights . . . Sisney claimed that the prison officials violated his right to the free exercise of religion under RLUIPA and the First Amendment by denying (among other things not relevant to this appeal) his request to possess and use a succah, his request to have a tape player in his cell to study the Hebrew language, and his request for additional group religious and language study time . . . "

Full post as published by Constitutionally Correct on September 10, 2009 (boomark / email).