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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.
The Supreme Court will review the case of Damon Landor, a Rastafarian whose dreadlocks were forcibly shaved by Louisiana prison guards despite his religious vows, with state officials condemning the incident.
The Supreme Court will decide whether a Rastafarian prisoner can sue Louisiana prison officials for shaving his dreadlocks in violation of a 2000 federal law protecting religious freedom, amid conflicting lower court rulings on whether such suits for damages are permissible under the law.
The Supreme Court will decide whether a Rastafarian prisoner can receive monetary damages after prison officials cut his dreadlocks in violation of his religious beliefs, with the case focusing on the interpretation of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act and similar laws.
A Rastafarian man, Damon Landor, has lost his appeal seeking payment after a prison guard forcibly shaved his head while he was incarcerated in Louisiana. Landor attempted to sue individual state officials under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA), which protects religious rights of inmates, but the Fifth Circuit panel upheld a lower court's ruling, citing an established legal precedent. Landor had previously been allowed to keep his locks in two other facilities, but upon his transfer to Raymond Laborde Correctional Center, his religious accommodation was disregarded, and his head was shaved against his beliefs.