Rastafari man can’t sue Louisiana prison officials who cut his dreadlocks, Supreme Court rules - The Rastafari faith is rooted in 1930s Jamaica, growing as a response by Black people to white colonial ...

A 6-3 ruling says Damon Landor can't hold guards personally liable. What does this mean for religious freedom and locs behind ...

In a 6-3 opinion, the court says Louisiana prisoner cannot sue guards after he grew his hair for more than 20 years ...

The Supreme Court has decided that a man whose dreadlocks were forcibly shaved in prison cannot sue the prison guards for violating his Rastafarian beliefs.

The high court has upheld ruling that prisoners cannot sue prison staff for money damages under religious liberties law.

The plaintiff, Damon Landor, sought relief after correctional officers forcibly shaved his head in violation of a prior court order ...

The Supreme Court has been friendly to religious liberty claims and hostile to lawsuits seeking damages against government officials.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Louisiana in a case of religious liberty for incarcerated people, rejecting Damon Landor's claim that the prison policy requiring him to cut his loc'd hair ...

The justices concluded that federal law protecting incarcerated people’s religious freedom does not allow prison employees to be held liable.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday barred a former Louisiana inmate from suing prison officials who cut off his dreadlocks in violation of his Rastafari religious beliefs. The justices ...

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday barred a former Louisiana inmate from suing prison officials who cut off his dreadlocks in violation of his Rastafari religious beliefs. The justices ...