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Supreme Court blocks Rastafari man’s money damages claim
Filed: Jun 23, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET
Summary: The Supreme Court ruled a federal inmate religious-rights law bars money-damages lawsuits over cut dreadlocks.
WHO: U.S. Supreme Court
WHAT: Ruled that the federal law protecting inmates’ religious rights does not allow money-damages lawsuits for the dreadlock-cutting incident.
WHEN: Jun 23, 2026 at 10:52 AM ET
WHERE: Louisiana
WHY: The Court ruled that the federal inmate religious-rights law does not permit money-damages lawsuits even when religious rights are violated.
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