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Supreme Court Blocks Rastafarian Inmate's Suit Over Forced Head-Shaving in Prison

via NPR·Jun 24·4 sources

The Supreme Court ruled that prison guards who forcibly shaved a Rastafarian inmate's dreadlocks cannot be sued individually for damages, a decision faith advocates call a glaring gap in religious-liberty protections. The Landor ruling drew sharp commentary across the ideological spectrum.

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The Guardian

US supreme court blocks Rastafarian man's lawsuit over forced head-shaving in prison

Christianity Today

What Christians Should Know About the Supreme Court's 'Landor' Ruling

Vox

The Supreme Court's campaign to expand religious liberty now has a glaring exception

Religious Liberty

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