In Landor v. Louisiana Department of Corrections and Public Safety, the Supreme Court issued its opinion on June 23, 2026, ruling that “Individuals may not be held liable in their personal capacities under a Spending Clause statute unless those individuals have voluntarily and knowingly consented to answer lawsuits under the statute; because the individual defendants in this case did not voluntarily and knowingly consent to face RLUIPA [Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act] liability in an agreement with the federal government, Mr. Landor’s case cannot proceed against them.”
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The question presented was:
“Whether an individual may sue a government official in his individual capacity for damages for violations of RLUIPA.”
Oral Arguments
You can hear the oral arguments for this case here:
Or listen to them directly on the Supreme Court's website here.
The Ruling
You can read the final ruling in Landor v. Louisiana Department of Corrections and Public Safety either in our read-in-full below or by clicking here for a PDF.
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