The Supreme Court ruled that a Louisiana prisoner, whose dreadlocks were forcibly shaved off by prison guards, cannot pursue legal action against the guards under a federal law designed to protect the religious rights of prisoners.
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Supreme Court rules against prisoner in religious rights case
The Supreme Court has decided that a Louisiana prisoner cannot sue prison guards for forcibly shaving his dreadlocks. The ruling indicates that the federal law protecting prisoners' religious rights does not apply in this case.
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Supreme Court rules against prisoner in religious rights case