Docket Number: 23-1197
Date Argued: 11/10/25

23-1197 LANDOR V. LA DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

DECISION BELOW: 82 F.4th 337

LOWER COURT CASE NUMBER: 22-30686

QUESTION PRESENTED:

Congress has enacted two "sister" statutes to protect religious exercise: the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 (RFRA), 42 U.S.C. 2000bb et seq ., and the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIPA), 42 U.S.C. 2000cc et seq . In Tanzin v. Tanvir , 592 U.S. 43 (2020), this Court held that an individual may sue a government official in his individual capacity for damages for violations of RFRA. RLUIPA's relevant language is identical.

The question presented is whether an individual may sue a government official in his individual capacity for damages for violations of RLUIPA.

CERT. GRANTED 6/23/2025

https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/23-1197_3d9g.pdf