legitimate-penological-interests

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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
22-7614 Lisa A. Biron v. Jody Upton, Warden, et al. Fifth Circuit 2023-05-23 Denied Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP christian-faith constitutional-rights federal-inmate first-amendment legitimate-penological-interests prison-regulations qualified-immunity religious-freedom religious-freedom-restoration-act substantial-burden Does the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) apply to protect a federal inmate's religious liberties when she has adequately pleaded a substantia…
18-7762 Douglas Fauconier v. Harold W. Clarke, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections, et al. Fourth Circuit 2019-02-05 Denied Response WaivedIFP administrative-procedure burden-of-proof civil-rights constitutional-rights due-process legitimate-penological-interests penological-interests prison-regulation prison-regulations prisoner-rights What minimum showing of proof must prison officials establish on the record, to meet their initial burden of proof, in demonstrating that a prison reg…