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Loving v. Morton (2nd Cir.)

The brief argues that the Second Circuit should re-examine its precedent to allow for monetary damages for individual-capacity suits under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA). In Loving, plaintiff Franklin Loving, a devout Muslim, had his religious rights stripped away by New York state officials when he was subjected on multiple occasions to medical examinations that violated his physical privacy while being held in a New York correctional facility.

Case Documents

• Unopposed Brief Amicus Curiae of Clear, the Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty, and the Sikh Coalition in Support of Appellant (Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit) (April 27, 2023)

Press Releases

• "Notre Dame Law School Religious Liberty Clinic represents Sikh, Jewish, and Muslim groups defending a Muslim inmate's religious rights" by Arienne Calingo, published by Notre Dame Law School (May 11, 2023)

Meet the Team

1. 

   Stephanie Barclay

   Faculty Director, Religious Liberty Initiative
   Professor of Law

2. 

   Francesca Genova Matozzo

   Legal Fellow, Religious Liberty Clinic

3. 

   Joseph Graziano

   2021-22 Student Fellow
   2022-23 Student Fellow

4. 

   Katie Alexander

   2022-23 Student Fellow