Burlington Northern Railroad v. Estate of Wolf

How later courts describe this case

• assuming that prisoner was entitled to sue prison officials for damages under RFRA because the statute defines "government” to include government employees
• vacating the circuit court decision and remanding for further proceedings in light of City of Boerne v. Flores, 521 U.S. 507, 117 S.Ct. 2157, 138 L.Ed.2d 624 (1997)
• vacating the circuit court decision and remanding for further proceedings in light of City of Boeme v. Flores, 521 U.S. 507, 117 S.Ct. 2157, 138 L.Ed.2d 624 (1997)
• remanding in light of City of Boerne' § holding that the RFRA is unconstitutional as applied to the states
• referee’s report admissible under 801(d)(2)(B) where state legislature submitted it to the Department of Justice in seeking preclearance under the Voting Rights Act
• Muslim prisoner’s equal protection claim “could equally well be described as a claim under the free-exercise clause”
• vacated and remanded "for further consideration in light of Strate "
• remanding in light of City of Boerne