The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that a devout Rastafarian who attempted to sue prison officials for holding him down and cutting his dreadlocks could not proceed with his case, a decision that will ...

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 condemned what ...

The Supreme Court rejected a former Louisiana inmate's effort to sue state prison officials after they shaved his dreadlocks in violation of his religious beliefs.

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

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

The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday against a Rastafarian man who sued prison officials after they held him down and cut off his dreadlocks.

The decision narrows a federal law meant to protect religious rights in state prisons.

The Supreme Court ruled in the case of a devout Rastafarian who sought damages after Louisiana prison officials cut his dreadlocks in violation of his religious beliefs.

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 ...