(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 ...

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 ...

Rastafari Societyof Kenya (RSK) has renewed its call for recognition of its faith and thelegalisation of cannabis, as the High Court scheduled hearing dates for itslong-running constitutional petition ...

WASHINGTON — Taking up a new religious rights case, the Supreme Court agreed Monday to weigh a claim for damages brought by a devout Rastafarian whose dreadlocks were cut by Louisiana prison officials ...

The court has granted the Attorney General more time to file its responses in a case where the Rastafari Society of Kenya (RSK) is seeking to legalize the use of marijuana. RSK argues that the law ...

What does the SAHRC's Rights of Rastafari Report reveal about the ongoing struggle for dignity and self-determination in ...

Few cases arrive at the Supreme Court with a set of facts and a legal question more tailor-made for a conservative 6-3 majority that has in recent years consistently backed religious claims.

A former Rastafarian inmate is challenging a court ruling that he isn't entitled to monetary compensation after his head was forcibly shaved at a Louisiana prison in violation of his religious ...

LIBERTA, Antigua (AP) — On the same ground where their enslaved ancestors were forced to plant sugar cane, Rastafari in this small island nation are now legally growing and ritualistically smoking ...

Poet Safiya Sinclair grew up in Montego Bay, Jamaica, in a devout Rastafari family. Her father, a reggae singer, ruled the home, dictating what to eat, how to dress and who she could or couldn't ...