The Supreme Court is wrestling with whether a former Louisiana inmate can sue prison officials who shaved his dreadlocks in violation of his Rastafari religious beliefs.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday wrestled with whether a former Louisiana inmate can sue prison officials who cut off his dreadlocks in violation of his Rastafari religious beliefs. The ...

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Rastafarian turns to Supreme Court after prison officers shaved his dreadlocks - Guards cut the dreadlocks he had been ...

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U.S. District Judge Shelly Dick, of Baton Rouge, dismissed Landor’s case as moot since he had been released from prison a few weeks after his dreadlocks were shorn. She also found that the law did not ...

The Supreme Court sounded dubious Monday about letting a Louisiana inmate sue prison officials for cutting off his dreadlocks, a move he says violated his religious rights as a Rastafarian. ・Damon ...

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