In 2018, Thomas Walker, a Rastafarian in an Illinois state prison, was forced to cut his dreadlocks for what officials ...
The Supreme Court is gearing up to determine whether Damon Landor, a devout Rastafarian, can sue after prison officials cut ...
The high court’s review of a Rastafarian man’s case against Louisiana prison officials could decide whether inmates can get any accountability when their religious rights are violated.
(RNS) — On May 3, a Rastafarian serving a five-month sentence in in a Louisiana state prison filed a Supreme Court petition to seek damages after his jailers cut his dreadlocks, a hairstyle he said he ...
The Supreme Court weighs whether a devout Rastafarian can seek damages against Louisiana prison officials who cut his ...
A Supreme Court that's protective of religous rights nonetheless seemed wary of allowing a Rastafarian to seek damages from ...
The question is not whether Damon Landor was mistreated but whether he can sue the individual prison officials and guards for ...
Despite showing sympathy for a Rastafarian inmate, the Supreme Court seemed to doubt that prisoners can pursue a federal ...
Damon Landor is still seeking compensation for the damages after prison officials forcibly shaved his dreadlocks. It's now up ...
Few cases arrive at the Supreme Court with a set of facts and a legal question more tailor-made for a conservative 6-3 ...