The 27th Annual Bordeaux Farmers Rastafari Agriculture and Culture Vegan Food Fair is scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 17, ...
Kenya’s Rastafarian community returned to the High Court in November, pressing for the decriminalization of cannabis in religious worship. They argue that the country's narcotics laws violate their ...
Rastafarians say the case highlights religious discrimination behind bars. When the nation’s highest court considered its first-ever case involving Rastafari this week, none of the Supreme Court ...
Supreme Court Hears Rastafarian’s Religious Abuse Case After His Dreadlocks Were Forcibly Shaved Off
The Supreme Court is deciding whether a Rastafarian who was restrained and had his dreadlocks forcibly shaved off in a Louisiana prison can sue for damages. Damon Landor claims his religious beliefs ...
WASHINGTON – While seemingly sympathetic to a Louisiana inmate having his dreadlocks shaved off against his religious beliefs, conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices asked questions that hinted they ...
(Anna Moneymaker/GETTY IMAGES/Getty Images via AFP) The US Supreme Court on Monday heard the case of a devout Rastafarian who is seeking damages after his knee-length dreadlocks were forcibly shorn ...
Law protects inmates against religious discrimination Plaintiff had long hair that reached his knees His religion requires him to let his hair grow In prison, he was handcuffed to a chair and shaved ...
The Supreme Court’s conservative majority expressed doubts at oral arguments Monday about a Rastafarian man’s attempt to seek damages from prison guards who shaved his dreadlocks in violation of his ...
On top of the human toll, Jamaica now faces an unprecedented cultural and economic loss: the hurricane wiped out whole cannabis farms, a national symbol and a vital source of income for both legal and ...
Louisiana prison guards cut a Rastafari inmate's dreadlocks. Supreme Court will decide if he can sue
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Monday wrestled with whether a former Louisiana inmate can sue prison officials who cut off his dreadlocks in violation of his Rastafari religious beliefs. The ...
Louisiana prison guards cut a Rastafari inmate's dreadlocks. Supreme Court will decide if he can sue
Supreme Court The U.S. Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill, Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib) (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All ...
The Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday in the case of a Rastafarian man who brought charges against a Louisiana prison for shaving his dreadlocks, accusing correction center officials of ...
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