Uzuegbunam v. Preczewski
2021 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Uzuegbunam v. Preczewski, 592 U.S (2021), is a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States, dealing with nominal damages to be awarded to individuals whose right to freedom of speech has been suppressed by an entity but subsequently rendered moot due to intervening circumstances. In an 8–1 decision, the Court held that such nominal damages satisfy the Article Three requirement of redressability, when awarded for a past violation of a legal rights.
Uzuegbunam v. Preczewski | |
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Argued January 12, 2021 Decided March 8, 2021 | |
Full case name | Chike Uzuegbunam, et al., v. Stanley C. Preczewski, et al. |
Docket no. | 19-968 |
Citations | 592 U.S. ___ (more) |
Argument | Oral argument |
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Holding | |
A request for nominal damages satisfies the redressability element necessary for Article III standing where a plaintiff’s claim is based on a completed violation of a legal right. | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Thomas, joined by Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Barrett |
Concurrence | Kavanaugh |
Dissent | Roberts |
Clarence Thomas wrote for the majority that Uzuegbunam's inability to quantify his damages in economic terms did not bar him from demanding nominal damages. Chief Justice John Roberts, dissenting alone for the only time so far in his tenure on the Court, argued that the majority had opened up the federal courts to litigation by anyone willing to claim so much as one dollar in nominal damages.