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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. The justices said Monday they’ll review an appellate ruling that held former inmate Damon Landor could not sue prison officials for money damages under a federal law aimed at protecting prisoners’ religious rights. Landor is an adherent of the Rastafari religion. Landor carried a copy of a ruling by the appeals court in another inmate’s case holding that cutting religious prisoners’ dreadlocks violates the law. Louisiana acknowledges Landor’s mistreatment but asks the justices to reject the appeal. The justices will hear arguments in the fall.