No. 18A1334

Robert E. Carter, Commissioner, Indiana Department of Correction, Robert E v. Roman Lee Jones

Lower Court: Seventh Circuit
Docketed: 2019-06-19
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Experienced Counsel
Tags: diet-restriction first-amendment prisoner-rights religious-accommodation rluipa substantial-burden
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act requires a prisoner to demonstrate severe financial hardship to establish a substantial burden on religious exercise when seeking a religiously-compliant diet

Docket Entries

2019-06-21
Application (18A1334) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until August 26, 2019.
2019-06-17
Application (18A1334) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 27, 2019 to August 26, 2019, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.

Attorneys

Robert E. Carter, Jr., Commissioner, Indiana Department of Correction
Thomas M. FisherOffice of the Attorney General of Indiana, Petitioner
Thomas M. FisherOffice of the Attorney General of Indiana, Petitioner