(CN) — A Rastafarian prep cook who worked at Walt Disney’s Shades of Green resort claims he was fired for refusing to cut off his dreadlocks, and the Equal Opportunity Employment ...
The Supreme Court appeared unconvinced Monday that a devout Rastafarian whose dreadlocks were forcibly cut in prison five years ago should be able to sue correction officials for damages. Damon Landor ...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – A federal appeals court says a Louisiana inmate can keep dreadlocks he has grown as part of his religion. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday ruled in favor of ...
WASHINGTON – A Supreme Court that has been increasingly protective of religious rights is expected to be sympathetic to a Rastafarian asking for help after Louisiana prison guards forcibly shaved his ...
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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 ...
WASHINGTON − Damon Landor was prepared to protect the dreadlocks he had been growing for nearly two decades, in adherence to his Rastafarian beliefs, when serving a prison sentence in Louisiana for ...
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WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 ...
The U.S. Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill, Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib) The U.S. Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill, Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP ...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana inmate can keep dreadlocks grown as part of his faith, a federal appeals court said Friday. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a lower court judge and ...