WASHINGTON – A Supreme Court that has been increasingly protective of religious rights is expected to be sympathetic to a Rastafarian asking for help after Louisiana prison guards forcibly shaved his ...
A man who accuses prison officials of violating his Rastafarian religious beliefs by cutting his dreadlocks will now have his case heard by the Supreme Court. The religious freedom case has gotten the ...
WASHINGTON −A Supreme Court that has been increasingly protective of religious rights nonetheless seemed wary of allowing a Rastafarian to sue Louisiana prison guards for damages after they forcibly ...
The Supreme Court agreed Monday to take up the case of a Rastafarian man seeking to sue prison officials in Louisiana who cut off his dreadlocks while he was incarcerated.The case is the latest that ...
WASHINGTON — Damon Landor is a Rastafarian. His faith requires him to let his hair grow long. When he started a five-month prison term for drug possession in Louisiana, his dreadlocks fell nearly to ...
The U.S. Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill, Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib) WASHINGTON (CN) — The Supreme Court did not appear convinced on Monday that Louisiana ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear the appeal of a former Louisiana prison inmate whose dreadlocks were cut off by prison guards in violation of his religious beliefs. The ...