Supreme Court Weighs Religious Rights and Dreadlocks in Prison Case
TL;DR
The Supreme Court is considering whether a Rastafarian man can sue prison officials for forcibly cutting his dreadlocks, with the conservative justices showing skepticism about allowing such lawsuits against individual state officials, citing concerns over federal funding agreements and legal precedents.
- Supreme Court leans against Rastafarian man seeking to sue prison officials for cutting his dreadlocks CNN
- Supreme Court skeptical of Rastafarian man's religious rights claim NBC News
- Prison Guards Shaved His Dreadlocks. The Supreme Court Seems Skeptical He Can Sue. The New York Times
- A Supreme Court case about dreadlocks could end up gutting Medicaid vox.com
- Justices Hear Case on Former Inmate's Religious Freedom Lawsuit Against Louisiana C-SPAN
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