RFRA governs government- and state-caction that burden religious exercise; latest surge in attention surrounds a Supreme Court ruling on Rastafari religious rights in a prison context.
The Supreme Court has ruled that Damon Landor cannot sue prison officials in their private capacity for violating his religious rights. The decision, split along ideological lines, maintains that federal law protecting prisoners’ religious freedom does not authorize money-damage claims against state officials, even where rights were violated.