Cutter v. Wilkinson
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Cutter v. Wilkinson is a 2005 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act as applied to the religious rights of prison inmates.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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prisoners' rights case → religious liberty case → |
| appliesTo |
state and local institutions receiving federal funds
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| aroseInJurisdiction |
State of Ohio
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| clarifies |
that neutral accommodation of religion can be consistent with the Establishment Clause
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| concernsAbbreviation |
RLUIPA
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| concernsGroup |
institutionalized persons
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state prison inmates → |
| concernsStatute |
Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act
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| concernsTopic |
Establishment Clause
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First Amendment to the United States Constitution → accommodation of religion → free exercise of religion → religious rights of prison inmates → |
| decisionType |
unanimous decision
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| hasChiefJusticeAtDecision |
William H. Rehnquist
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| hasCitation |
544 U.S. 709
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| hasCountry |
United States
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| hasCourt |
Supreme Court of the United States
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| hasDecisionDate |
May 31, 2005
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| hasDocketNumber |
03-9877
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| hasJusticeOnCourt |
Anthony M. Kennedy
NERFINISHED
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Antonin Scalia NERFINISHED → Clarence Thomas NERFINISHED → David H. Souter NERFINISHED → John Paul Stevens NERFINISHED → Ruth Bader Ginsburg → Sandra Day O'Connor → Stephen G. Breyer NERFINISHED → William H. Rehnquist → |
| hasMajorityOpinionBy |
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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| hasPetitioner |
Cutter
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| hasRespondent |
Reginald A. Wilkinson, Director, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction
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Wilkinson → |
| holding |
Government may accommodate religious practices of prisoners without running afoul of the Establishment Clause, so long as it does not elevate accommodation over other significant interests
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RLUIPA, as applied to institutionalized persons, does not on its face violate the Establishment Clause → |
| legalIssue |
scope of permissible religious accommodation in prisons
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whether RLUIPA violates the Establishment Clause by impermissibly advancing religion → |
| lowerCourt |
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
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| proceduralPosture |
review of a decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
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| relatedAreaOfLaw |
civil rights law
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constitutional law → prison law → |
| relatedTo |
Religious Freedom Restoration Act
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| result |
judgment of the Sixth Circuit reversed
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| yearArgued |
2005
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| yearDecided |
2005
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act
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relatedToCaseLaw |