United States Seventh Circuit

In a case alleging First Amendment and Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA), summary judgment to plaintiff on his prayer oil RLUIPA claim is affirmed where Congress did not violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment by its enactment of RLUIPA.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/15/2003
• Decided 10/30/2003
• Published 10/30/2003

Judges

• BAUER, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER, COFFEY, and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jerry Charles, Oshkosh, WI, pro se., Todd R. Marti, Office of the Attorney General, Columbus, OH, for Amicus Curiae.


• For Appellees:
  
• Gene C. Schaerr (argued), Sidley Austin Brown & Wood, Washington, DC, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Jody J. Schmelzer (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Madison, WI, for Defendant-Appellant., Michael S. Raab, Paul D. Clement (argued), Washington, DC, for Intervenor-Appellee.