The Supreme Court has barred a former Louisiana inmate from suing prison officials who cut his dreadlocks in violation of his Rastafari religious beliefs.

The Supreme Court is wrestling with whether a former Louisiana inmate can sue prison officials who shaved his dreadlocks in violation of his Rastafari religious beliefs.

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the appeal of a former Louisiana prison inmate whose dreadlocks were shaved by guards in violation of his religious beliefs.