Landor v. Louisiana Dept of Corrections and Public Safety

Court's summary

State employees may not be held liable in their personal capacities under a Spending Clause statute such as the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 unless those individuals have voluntarily and knowingly consented to answer private suits under the statute; the individual defendants in this case did not do so here, so Landor’s case cannot proceed against them.

From the syllabus prepared by the Reporter of Decisions. Not part of the Court's opinion.