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Landor v. Louisiana Department of Corrections and Public Safety

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Supreme Court of the United States
Landor v. Louisiana Department of Corrections and Public Safety
Docket number: 23-1197
Term: 2025
Court: United States Supreme Court
Important dates
Argument: November 10, 2025
Court membership
Chief Justice John Roberts • Clarence Thomas • Samuel Alito • Sonia Sotomayor • Elena Kagan • Neil Gorsuch • Brett Kavanaugh • Amy Coney Barrett • Ketanji Brown Jackson

Landor v. Louisiana Department of Corrections and Public Safety is a case scheduled for argument before the Supreme Court of the United States on November 10, 2025, during the court's October 2025-2026 term.

HIGHLIGHTS
  • The questions presented: "The question presented is whether an individual may sue a government official in his individual capacity for damages for violations of RLUIPA."[1]
  • The outcome: The appeal is pending adjudication before the U.S. Supreme Court.


    • The case came on a writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. To review the lower court's opinion, click here.

    Background

    Timeline

    The following timeline details key events in this case:

    Questions presented

    The petitioner presented the following questions to the court:[1]

    Questions presented:
    “ The question presented is whether an individual may sue a government official in his individual capacity for damages for violations of RLUIPA.[2] ”

    Oral argument

    Audio

    Audio of the case will be posted here when it is made available.

    Transcript

    A transcript of the case will be posted here when it is made available.

    Outcome

    The case is pending adjudication before the U.S. Supreme Court.

    October term 2025-2026

    See also: Supreme Court cases, October term 2025-2026

    The Supreme Court will begin hearing cases for the term on October 6, 2025. The court's yearly term begins on the first Monday in October and lasts until the first Monday in October the following year. The court generally releases the majority of its decisions by mid-June.[3]


    See also

    External links

    Footnotes

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Supreme Court of the United States, "23-1197 LANDOR V. LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND PUBLIC SAFETY QP", June 23, 2025
    2. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
    3. ↑ SupremeCourt.gov, "The Supreme Court at Work: The Term and Caseload," accessed January 24, 2022
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