Landor v. Louisiana Dept of Corrections and Public Safety · ¶26

Mr. Landor begins by invoking agency and contract law. As LDOC’s agents, he contends, the individual defendants have a “duty to obey all reasonable directions” from their principal. Restatement (Second) of Agency §385(1) (1957). And, he adds, an agent’s actions can sometimes “bin[d] his principal” to a contract when he acts “within the scope of his authority.” United States v. Gooding, 12 Wheat. 460, 469 (1827); see also Restatement (Second) of Agency §140. From these common law principles, Mr. Landor reasons, it follows that the individual defendants in this case may be held personally liable under RLUIPA. Brief for Petitioner 31–33; see also post, at 13–14, 24, n. 10 (opinion of JACKSON, J.).

slip opinion, revised 6/28/26
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