Supreme Court Bars Rastafarian Man From Suing After Prison Violated His Religious Rights
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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented, saying the ruling contained a “parade of horribles” that created bad precedent.

In a Monday morning decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against a formerly incarcerated individual, denying his right to sue the state of Louisiana for violating his Rastafarian beliefs by forcibly shaving his hair. The case is notable in that, while this iteration of the high court has made numerous decisions defending right-wing Christians’ purported First Amendment religious freedoms…

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