U.S. District Court
RELIGION
Williams v. Bitner, 285 F.Supp.2d 593 (M.D.Pa. 2003). An inmate brought an action against state corrections officers under [section] 1983 and the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA). The district court held that RLUIPA did not violate the Establishment Clause and that the Act did not impermissibly control state legislatures. The court found that RLUIPA did not exceed congressional power under the Spending Clause and that it did not...
