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The Supreme Court is expected to be sympathetic to the religious rights of a Rastafarian whose dreadlocks were shaved off by Louisiana prison guards.
WASHINGTON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court justices raised doubts on Wednesday over the legality of President Donald Trump 's sweeping tariffs in a case with implications for the global economy that marks a major test of Trump's powers.
Landor v. Louisiana involves whether an inmate of a minority religious group, the Rastafarians, can sue for monetary damages after the warden violated his religious rights – specifically, the right to not cut his hair.
The administration was defending President Trump's tariffs after lower courts ruled the emergency law he invoked doesn’t give him power to set and change duties on imports.
The Evers administration says it got full FoodShare benefits distributed before the Trump administration appealed an order on SNAP benefits.