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Supreme Court rules that prison guards can't be sued for shaving Rastafarian's head
The Supreme Court ruled that a Louisiana prisoner whose dreadlocks were forcibly shaved off by prison guards cannot sue the guards under a federal law to protect the religious rights of prisoners.
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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.
ArcaMax
· Jul 2, 2026
Judge stops Virginia law enforcement face mask law from taking effect
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked Virginia’s new law barring law enforcement from wearing face masks, just hours before it was set to take effect. The law, signed by Gov. Abigail Spanberger in May, would have prevented officers from wearing ...
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Related coverage for "Supreme Court rules that prison guards can't be sued for shaving Rastafarian's head": 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. ArcaMax — Judge stops Virginia law enforcement face mask law from taking effect