What is the test for imposing a substantial burden on religious exercise under RLUIPA?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Shabazz v. Giurbino, Case No.: 1:11-cv-01558-DAD-SAB (PC) (E.D. Cal. 2017):

Section 3 of RLUIPA provides that "[n]o government shall impose a substantial burden on the religious exercise of a person residing in or confined to an institution, unless the burden furthers a compelling governmental interest, and does so by the least restrictive means." Cutter v. Wilkinson, 544 U.S. 709, 712 (2005) (internal punctuation omitted) (quoting 42 U.S.C. 2000cc-1(a)(1)-(2)). Religious exercise includes "any exercise of religion, whether or not compelled by or central to, a

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