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    Court rules in RLUIPA sovereign immunity case (access required)

    The acceptance of federal funds does not constitute a waiver of states' sovereign immunity to suits for money damages under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, the U.S. Supreme Court held today. The ruling in Sossamon v. Texas - the only opinion issued by the Court this morning - means a Texas inmate who ...

    This entry was posted on Wednesday, April 20th, 2011 at 9:28 am and is filed under Supreme Court. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

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