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Ohio can be sued for cutting the beard of a Jewish inmate, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled. The high court refused Monday to block the lawsuit brought by an inmate who became a Chasidic Jew after being imprisoned for the murder of an 8-year-old girl.

December 11, 2001
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Ohio can be sued for cutting the beard of a Jewish inmate, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled. The high court refused Monday to block the lawsuit brought by an inmate who became a Chasidic Jew after being imprisoned for the murder of an 8-year-old girl.

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