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Supreme Court rules Rastafari man can’t sue Louisiana prison officials who cut his dreadlocks (apnews.com)
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[–] 17 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Ok I'm not a legal expert and I think this is an abhorrent thing. He should have not had his head shaved.

However the main point of the ruling is that he can't sue prison in a federal court because at the time it happened it wasn't technically a federal prison. Which is just a ruling on jurisdiction.

I believe he can still sue other ways.

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  • [–] 12 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    You can sue in federal court if the act was breaking federal law. This is how most civil rights abuse cases are filed.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago

    Yup. You bet there is an army of asshole lawyers looking for "well, ackshually" technical methods to invalidate the entire bill of rights.

    The idea that a fucking PRISON doesn't have to follow the Bill of Rights for any kind of technicality is just further confirmation that we're living in a fascist state.

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