Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIPA) : An Overview.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church and state.

Constitutional law.

Land use.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (11 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2008.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Provides overview of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIPA), to prohibit States and local governments from imposing land use regulations that substantially burden a person's exercise of religion, or substantially burden the religious exercise of prisoners or other institutionalized persons, unless the burden is the least restrictive means of furthering a compelling governmental interest; and to allow plaintiffs to sue to enforce compliance. Examines court decisions and constitutional challenges related to zoning laws and imprisoned persons under RLUIPA.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIPA)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.