Supreme Court denies Rastafarian man damages claim over forced haircut

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled against a Rastafarian man, Damon Landor, who sought to sue prison guards for shaving his head in violation of his religious beliefs. In a 6-3 decision, the Court upheld a lower court's dismissal of the lawsuit, stating that Landor could not sue individual prison officials for monetary damages under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalised Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIPA). The dissenting liberal justices argued that the ruling undermines the protections offered by RLUIPA to incarcerated individuals. AI

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• Damon Landor
• Louisiana
• Neil Gorsuch
• Religious Land Use and Institutionalised Persons Act of 2000
• Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act
• Supreme Court of the United States

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