US top court says Rastafarian man cannot sue prison guards who cut his dreadlocks
The former Louisiana inmate argued his Rastafarian faith was violated after prison officials focibly shaved off his hair.
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"So when they cut off my hair, they cut off my crown."
— Damon Landor , Activist
"The goal of RLUIPA was to ensure that state and local prisons respect prisoners' right to religious exercise."
— Ketanji Brown Jackson , Politician
"Under the Spending Clause, Congress lacks regulatory authority to impose liability on them directly and must depend instead on consent."
— Neil Gorsuch , Politician
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A former Louisiana inmate whose Rastafarian faith was violated when prison guards forcibly shaved his dreadlocks.
Ketanji Brown Jackson is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.
Neil Gorsuch is an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
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The former Louisiana inmate argued his Rastafarian faith was violated after prison officials focibly shaved off his hair.
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