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religious discrimination
Coverage of religious discrimination in the Nexus archive.
- 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.
- Christian man with a 'phobia of Pride symbols' loses tribunal after trying to sue for 'religious discrimination' when a firm wouldn't remove LGBT+ posters
A Christian man with a phobia of Pride symbols attempted to sue a firm for religious discrimination after it refused to remove LGBT+ posters but lost the tribunal. The tribunal ruled against his claim, which was based on his objection to the posters.