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Jun 23, 2026

Supreme Court Rules Rastafarian Prisoner Cannot Sue Guards Over Forced Head Shaving

The Supreme Court ruled that a Rastafarian man cannot sue Louisiana prison officials after guards forcibly shaved his dreadlocks in violation of his religious beliefs, dealing with legal technicalities around qualified immunity despite the Court's recent expansion of religious freedom protections.

Jun 23, 2026·5 sources
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