U.S. appeals court: religious diet; Madison v. Riter.

• Position: Food

Madison v. Riter, 355 F.3d 310 (4th Cir. 2003). A state prisoner brought an action against prison officials and others under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA), challenging denial of his requests for kosher meals. The district court found that the applicable section of RLUIPA violated the Establishment Clause and the prisoner appealed. The appeals court reversed and remanded, finding that the RLUIPA section did not violate...