Coronel v. Paul.

• Position: Inmate allegs violation of first amendment rights - Brief Article

U.S. District Court

FREE SPEECH

RLUIPA -- Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act

Coronel v. Paul, 316 F.Supp.2d 868 (D.Ariz. 2004). An inmate brought an action against a private prison, alleging violations of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) and the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment. The district court denied summary judgment for all parties. The court held that issues of fast existed as to whether the prison's refusal to allow the inmate, a Dianic pagan who was...