Native American Council, etc. v. Douglas Weber

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• applying the 4 Case: 22-70011 Document: 00516542825 Page: 5 Date Filed: 11/11/2022 No. 22-70011 PLRA to an injunction under the RLUIPA affecting a prison’s policies on tobacco use
• declining to “define the contours of the inmates’ religious beliefs” because RLUIPA defines “religious exercise” as “any exercise of religion, whether or not compelled by, or central to, a system of religious belief” (quoting 42 U.S.C. § 2000cc–5(7)(A))
• declining to “define the contours of the inmates’ religious beliefs” because RLUIPA defines “religious exercise” as “any exercise of religion, whether or not compelled by, or central to, a system of religious belief” (quoting 42 U.S.C. § 2000cc–5(7)(A))
• total ban on tobacco use in prisons, including during Native American religious ceremonies, violated RLUIPA
• “[T]he scope of the remedy must be proportional to the scope of the violation, and the order must extend no further than necessary to remedy the violation.” (quoting Brown v. Plata, 563 U.S. 493, 531 (2011))

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