Supreme Court Decides That Religious Freedom Doesn't Apply To Native Americans

"The Supreme Court will not hear an appeal of a lower court’s decision to force Native American inmates to cut their hair while in Alabama prisons. Native inmates have argued that keeping their hair long is part of their spiritual traditions. Although many other prison systems allow inmates to follow the follow the grooming practices of their religion, the 11th U.S Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Alabama’s system could make its own assessment on the benefits and risks."