Supreme Court to Decide if Rastafarian Can Sue Over Dreadlock Shaving
TL;DR
Damon Landor, a Rastafarian inmate, was forcibly shaved by prison guards, leading to a legal battle over whether he can sue for violating his religious rights under federal law, with the Supreme Court set to decide.
- Prison Guards Shaved His Dreadlocks. The Supreme Court Will Decide if He Can Sue. The New York Times
- Supreme Court weighs Rastafarian man's religious rights claim over shorn dreadlocks NBC News
- Opinion | The Rastafarian and Religious Liberty at the Supreme Court The Wall Street Journal
- Supreme Court to hear case of Rastafarian man seeking to sue prison officials for cutting his dreadlocks CNN
- A Rastafarian goes to the Supreme Court after a prison shaved his dreadlocks The Washington Post
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