Supreme Court rules that prison guards can't be sued for shaving Rastafarian's head

Exterior view of the U.S. Supreme Court Building on June 22 in Washington, D.C.

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.

(Image credit: Anna Moneymaker)



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