Ramirez v. Collier

Decided March 24, 2022. John Glover Roberts Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 21-5592 · 595 U.S. 411 · Cited 161 times

Petitioner Ramirez is likely to succeed on his claims under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 because Texas’s restrictions on religious touch and audible prayer in the execution chamber burden religious exercise and are not the least restrictive means of furthering the State’s compelling interests.

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