Supreme Court Set to Decide Scope of Religious Freedom for 2 Million Inmates

The Supreme Court is weighing whether Louisiana violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act by forcibly shaving Damon Landor's dreadlocks, which he maintains are a non-negotiable Rastafarian tenet rooted in the Nazarite Vow. Louisiana argues the policy serves security and hygiene. The outcome will establish how rigorously courts must apply strict scrutiny to prison grooming restrictions affecting Muslim beards, Sikh hair, and other religiously significant practices nationwide.