The U.S. Supreme Court ruled June 23 that inmates cannot seek damages if their religious rights have been abused or denied by prison officials. The 6-3 decision along ideological lines came in the case of Damon Landor, a Rastafarian whose hair was...

The US Supreme Court has ruled that a former Louisiana inmate cannot sue prison officials who forcibly shaved his dreadlocks in violation of his Rastafarian faith. In a 6-3 ruling, the top court said the prisoner, Damon Landor, was not entitled to...

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Exterior view of the U.S. Supreme Court Building on June 22 in Washington, D.C. (Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images) The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a Louisiana prisoner whose dreadlocks were forcibly shaved off by prison guards cannot sue the guards...

The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a Rastafarian inmate cannot sue the Louisiana prison officials who shaved his head, which he argued violated his religious rights. Damon Landor had knee-length dreadlocks, known as “the Nazarite Vow,” that he had...

June 23 (UPI) -- The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday against a devout Rastafarian man who sued prison officials after they held him down and cut off his dreadlocks. The precedent could make it more difficult for prisoners of other religions to defend their...

Washington — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a former Louisiana inmate’s effort to sue state prison officials after they shaved his dreadlocks in violation of his religious beliefs. The high court divided 6 to 3 along ideological lines in ruling...