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Native American prison inmates in Alabama win a round in legal battle
By greenfieldreporter.com- Phillip Rawls
Published: 01/27/2015

MONTGOMERY, Alabama — Native American inmates in Alabama prisons have won a round in their legal battle to wear long hair.

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated an 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that had upheld the Alabama prison system's policy against long hair. The Supreme Court told the 11th Circuit court to reconsider the case in light of a unanimous Supreme Court ruling last week that said a Muslim prison inmate in Arkansas can grow a short beard for religious reasons.

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