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US Supreme Court rules for student in campus free speech case

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Preczewski in favor of a former Georgia college student in a campus free speech case. In 2016, Chike Uzuegbunam, an Evangelical Christian, attempted to express and share his faith on the Georgia Gwinnett College Campus by standing near the campus library and passing out literature. The US Supreme Court ruled 8-1 Monday in Uzuegbunam v.

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Case preview: Justices to consider effect of change in government policy on cases seeking symbolic damages

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Preczewski , a dispute over religious speech on the grounds of a Georgia college, but the court’s ruling could have implications well beyond academia. Moreover, the students add, these kinds of policies rarely cause the kind of harm for which students can recover compensatory damages. Background. The college’s arguments.

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Argument analysis: Justices weigh mootness after change in government policy in cases seeking nominal damages

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The Supreme Court heard oral argument on Tuesday in the case of a Georgia student who was stopped from handing out religious literature and speaking about his faith on the campus of his public college. Alito pressed Pinson, asking whether an award of $10 in statutory damages would be large enough for the lawsuit to go forward.