The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that a devout Rastafarian who attempted to sue prison officials for cutting his dreadlocks could not proceed with his case, a decision that will likely make it harder for believers of other faiths to enforce federal religious protections in prison.

The Supreme Court ruled that a Louisiana prisoner whose dreadlocks were forcibly shaved off by prison guards cannot sue the guards under a federal law to protect the religious…

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