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Supreme Court Rules on Prisoner Rights
The Supreme Court ruled that prison guards cannot be sued for shaving a Rastafarian prisoner's dreadlocks, citing federal laws protecting religious rights of prisoners.
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The Supreme Court ruled that a Louisiana prisoner whose dreadlocks were forcibly shaved off by prison guards cannot sue the guards under a federal law to protect the religious rights of prisoners.
2026-06-23 22:33 UTC