Supreme Court rules Rastafari man can’t sue Louisiana prison officials who cut his dreadlocks

The Supreme Court ruled that a former Louisiana inmate cannot sue prison officials for cutting his dreadlocks, violating his Rastafari religious beliefs. The court held that the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act does not allow lawsuits for monetary damages despite the violation. During his incarceration, prison officials at the Raymond Laborde Correctional Center disregarded a prior court ruling protecting religious grooming practices and forcibly shaved his head.