Lower courts condemned the treatment of Damon Landor, a Rastafarian, but found that a federal law protecting religious rights ...

Damon Landor is still seeking compensation for the damages after prison officials forcibly shaved his dreadlocks. It's now up ...

The question is not whether Damon Landor was mistreated but whether he can sue the individual prison officials and guards for ...

By the time Damon Landor arrived at a Louisiana corrections centre to serve out a sentence for drug possession in 2020, he ...

A Supreme Court that's protective of religous rights nonetheless seemed wary of allowing a Rastafarian to seek damages from ...

The Supreme Court is gearing up to determine whether Damon Landor, a devout Rastafarian, can sue after prison officials cut ...

Ian Millhiser is a senior correspondent at Vox, where he focuses on the Supreme Court, the Constitution, and the decline of liberal democracy in the United States. He received a JD from Duke ...

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.

Under RLUIPA’s Spending Clause, Congress mandates that states follow the law and don’t violate inmates’ religious rights as a ...

Devout Rastafarians say a case involving religious freedom behind bars highlights a history of discrimination and lack of accountability.

The Supreme Court is wrestling with whether a former Louisiana inmate can sue prison officials who shaved his dreadlocks in ...