The Supreme Court agreed Monday to take up the case of a Rastafarian man seeking to sue prison officials in Louisiana who cut off his dreadlocks while he was incarcerated.

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.

Taking up a new religious rights case, the Supreme Court on Monday agreed to weigh a claim brought by a devout Rastafarian whose dreadlocks were cut by prison officials against his wishes