US Supreme Court says Rastafarian man shaved by prison guards can’t sue (opens original article in a new tab)

The US Supreme Court upheld a ruling that prisoners cannot sue prison staff for money damages under religious liberties law, preventing Damon Landor from suing officials who cut his dreadlocks.

• US Supreme Court ruled that prisoners cannot sue staff for money damages under religious liberties law
• Damon Landor, a Rastafarian man, cannot sue prison officials who cut his dreadlocks for violating his religious beliefs
• Court upheld lower court's decision that incarcerated people cannot seek financial damages from individual employees even if their rights were violated