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SCOTUS Hears Oral Arguments on Rastafarian Hair-­Cutting Case

Loaded on Jan. 1, 2026 by Michael Thompson published in Prison Legal News January, 2026, page 44
Filed under: RLUIPA, Religious Practices, Damages - Compensatory, Wrongful Use of Force, Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA). Location: Louisiana.

by Michael Thompson

Damon Landor is a devout Rastafarian who grew his hair for decades without cutting it as part of his “Nazarite Vow.” Accordingly, his hair had grown long enough to reach nearly to his knees by the time he was incarcerated in the Louisiana Department of …

 

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