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Supreme Court to Hear Case on Dreadlock-Shaving Damages for Rastafarian Inmate

This dispute over RLUIPA interpretation will determine if inmates can obtain money damages for religious rights violations.

West Virginia Prosecutor Warns of Criminal Risk in Miscarriage Cases

California Appeals Court Blocks Temecula School District's Critical Race Theory Ban

Transgender Inmate Sues Trump, Citing Rhetoric in Alleged Prison Assaults

Nassau County's Proposed 15-Foot Buffer Zone for First Responders Faces Legal and Civil Rights Challenges

Supreme Court Declines to Review Minnesota's Age-Based Gun Carry Restriction

Arizona Executes Aaron Gunches, Ending Two-Year Death Penalty Pause

Louisiana Set to Conduct First Nitrogen Gas Execution After Court Ruling

Supreme Court Weighs Texas Death Row Inmate’s Right to DNA Testing

Supreme Court Orders Review of Oklahoma Death Row Case Over Sex-Shaming Claims