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FOWLER v. CRAWFORD

No. 07-2946.

534 F.3d 931 (2008)

Clifford Charles FOWLER, Appellant, v. Larry CRAWFORD; Steve Long; Dave Dormire; Arthur Wood; Robert Joe Gibson; Missouri Department of Corrections, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: July 25, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles C. Eblen, Shook, Hardy & Bacon, L.L.P., Kansas City, MO, argued (Allison L. Eblen, on the brief), for appellant.

Emily Kalmer, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, MO, argued (Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, Atty. Gen., on the brief), for appellee.

Before GRUENDER, BALDOCK, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.

BALDOCK, Circuit Judge.

This appeal requires us to consider Missouri state prison officials' decision to deny inmate Clifford Fowler a sweat lodge in which to practice his Native American faith. Fowler claims prison officials' refusal to grant him such access violates § 3(a) of The Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA). See Pub.L. No. 106-274, § 3(a), 114 Stat. 804 (2000) (codified at 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000cc-1). Subsection 3...

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