US top court says Rastafarian man cannot sue prison guards who cut his dreadlocks

The top update

The former Louisiana inmate argued his Rastafarian faith was violated after prison officials focibly shaved off his hair

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Signal Ledger reads this through the lens of top, court, rastafarian, man, cannot: The former Louisiana inmate argued his Rastafarian faith was violated after prison officials focibly shaved off his hair.