What constitutes a substantial burden under the RLUIPA?
The following excerpt is from Taft v. Cal. Dep't of Corr., Case No. 1:16-cv-01822-SKO (PC) (E.D. Cal. 2017):
A "substantial burden" occurs "where the state . . . denies [an important benefit] because of conduct mandated by religious belief, thereby putting substantial pressure on an adherent to modify his behavior and to violate his beliefs." Warsoldier v. Woodford, 418 F.3d 989, 995 (9th Cir.2005) (alteration in original) (quotation omitted). RLUIPA provides greater protection than the First Amendment's alternative means test. Holt , 135 S.Ct. at 862. "RLUIPA's 'substantial
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