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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Mark Sherman

Rastafarian turns to Supreme Court after prison officers shaved his dreadlocks

The US Supreme Court has considered whether a former Louisiana inmate can seek financial compensation from prison officials who cut his dreadlocks, an act he claims violated his Rastafari religious beliefs.

Justices heard arguments in the case of Damon Landor, who is attempting to sue for damages under a federal law designed to protect the religious rights of those incarcerated.

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