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SCOTUS Blocks Rastafarian Man From Suing Prison Guards Who Shaved His Dreadlocks
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented, saying the ruling contained a “parade of horribles” that created bad precedent.
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Twitchy
· Jun 23, 2026
SCOTUS: Rastafarian Can’t Sue Prison Guards for Shaving His Dreadlocks (Scott Wiener Whines)
SCOTUS: Rastafarian Can’t Sue Prison Guards for Shaving His Dreadlocks (Scott Wiener Whines)
The Hill
· Jun 23, 2026
Supreme Court ends forcibly shaven Rastafari inmate’s quest for damages
The Supreme Court ruled that a Rastafarian man cannot seek damages from state prison guards who shaved his dreadlocks in violation of his religious rights in a 6-3 decision along ideological lines on Tuesday. Guards at a Louisiana prison handcuffed Damon Landor to a chair and forcibly shaved his hair when he was weeks away from completing his...
USA TODAY
· Jun 23, 2026
Supreme Court court says inmate can't sue guards for shaving dreadlocks
The Supreme Court says a Rastafarian man cannot sue prison guards for shaving off his dreadlocks. Louisiana officials are amending its grooming policy to prevent a repeat. Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/06/23/supreme-court-rastafarian-prison-guards-dreadlocks-religious-rights/87828395007/ Sign up for our newsletter for the day's top stories, from sports to movies to politics to world events: https://profile.usatoday.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/
DNyuz
· Jun 23, 2026
Supreme Court Bars Lawsuit After Prison Guards Shaved Inmate’s Dreadlocks
The Supreme Court said on Tuesday that a Rastafarian whose dreadlocks were forcibly shaved by prison guards could not sue state officials for money. In a 6-to-3 vote dividing the court along ideological lines, the majority said federal law did not allow the prisoner, Damon Landor, to sue individual officers in their private capacity for []
Lawyers, Guns & Money
· Jun 23, 2026
Supreme Court Republicans invent bizarre rule to deny a remedy to Rastafarian whose rights were egregiously violated
Bad faith doesn’t get a lot worse than this: The Supreme Court said on Tuesday that a Rastafarian whose dreadlocks were forcibly shaved by prison guards could not sue state employees for money. In a 6-to-3 vote dividing the court along ideological lines, the majority said federal law did not allow the prisoner, Damon Landor, [] The post Supreme Court Republicans invent bizarre rule to deny a remedy to Rastafarian whose rights were egregiously violated appeared first on Lawyers, Guns Money.
ABC News
· Jun 30, 2026
Restoring dignity one haircut at a time in Kenya's largest mental health hospital
At Kenya’s largest mental health referral hospital, male patients experience a unique therapy: personal grooming sessions from visiting barbers
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Related coverage for "SCOTUS Blocks Rastafarian Man From Suing Prison Guards Who Shaved His Dreadlocks": Twitchy — SCOTUS: Rastafarian Can’t Sue Prison Guards for Shaving His Dreadlocks (Scott Wiener Whines). The Hill — Supreme Court ends forcibly shaven Rastafari inmate’s quest for damages. USA TODAY — Supreme Court court says inmate can't sue guards for shaving dreadlocks. DNyuz — Supreme Court Bars Lawsuit After Prison Guards Shaved Inmate’s Dreadlocks. Lawyers, Guns & Money — Supreme Court Republicans invent bizarre rule to deny a remedy to Rastafarian whose rights were egregiously violated. ABC News — Restoring dignity one haircut at a time in Kenya's largest mental health hospital