SCOTUS blocks Rastafarian inmate's bid to sue over shaved dreadlocks
TL;DR
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a Rastafarian inmate cannot sue prison staff for religious-liberty violations under RLUIPA, holding that individual employees aren’t liable under the statute because they did not consent to be subject to it; the decision upholds a lower-court ruling that prisoners cannot seek monetary damages from staff even when rights are violated, with dissents arguing RLUIPA should protect prisoners’ rights against officials.
- US Supreme Court says Rastafarian man shaved by prison guards can’t sue Al Jazeera
- Supreme Court rules former inmate cannot sue prison guards who cut his dreadlocks BBC
- Supreme Court rules against Rastafarian who sued prison officials for cutting his dreadlocks CNN
- Supreme Court rules against Rastafarian man over religious rights claim against prison officials NBC News
- Supreme Court Bars Rastafarian Man From Suing Prison Guards for Shaving His Dreadlocks The New York Times
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