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Supreme Court tells Rastafarian he can’t sue prison officials after his hair was forcibly cut

Justices split along ideological lines with conservatives rejecting ex-prisoner’s claim

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G.F. Erichsen
Jun 23, 2026
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The U.S. Supreme Court has strengthened religious liberty in recent years, but that trend was at least paused today as the court ruled 6-3 that a Rastafarian whose hair was forcibly cut by Louisiana prison guards in 2020 cannot sue prison officials.

The prisoner, Damon Landor, had filed suit under t…

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