Brownson v. Bogenschutz’s Empirical Analysis
1997
Citation profile
3 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1332 (Class Action Fairness Act of 2005) · 28 U.S.C. § 1367 · 28 U.S.C. § 1915 · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act)) · 42 U.S.C. § 2000B
Relies on Haines v. Kerner · Neitzke v. Williams · Lugar v. Edmondson Oil Co. · Owen Equipment & Erection Co. v. Kroger · Sasnett v. Sullivan
Most-quoted passages
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“Because the statutory definition of `government' under RFRA includes any person `acting under color of law,' 42 U.S.C. S 2000bb-2(1), the required degree of[government] action under RFRA is analyzed under the same standard as S 1983.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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