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US supreme court blocks Rastafarian man’s lawsuit over forced head-shaving in prison
The US Supreme Court blocked a Rastafarian man from suing Louisiana prison officials after guards forcibly shaved his hair, violating his religious beliefs. The 6-3 decision denied his case under a federal law protecting incarcerated people from religious discrimination.
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