FILE – This file photo dated Nov. 4, 2020 is of the Washington Supreme Court.
J. Scott Applewhite
From JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court revives a lawsuit by a Georgia student who sued school officials after he was prevented from distributing Christian literature on campus.
The Supreme Court sided 8-1 with student Chike Uzuegbunam and against Georgia Gwinnett College. Uzuegbunam has since graduated, and the Lawrenceville, Georgia public school has changed its guidelines. Lower courts said the case was contentious, but the Supreme Court disagreed.
Groups from across the political spectrum, including the American Civil Liberties Union, had stated that the case is important in ensuring that people whose constitutional rights have been violated can continue their cases even if governments have questioned those of them Reverse politics.
The question was whether Uzuegbunam’s case could continue because he only applied for so-called nominal damages of $ 1.
“In this case, the question is asked whether awarding nominal damage alone can remedy an earlier injury. We believe this is possible, ”wrote Judge Clarence Thomas for the majority in the court.
Chief Justice John Roberts wrote only for himself and disagreed. Roberts argued that the case brought by Uzuegbunam and another student, Joseph Bradford, is contentious because the two are no longer college students, the restrictions no longer exist, and they “have not alleged actual harm”.
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