Constitutional Law Reporter

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiffs and awarded each class member statutory damages and punitive damages. According to the majority, only plaintiffs concretely harmed by a defendant’s statutory violation have Article III standing to seek damages against that private defendant in federal court. Robins, 578 U.S.

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JonathanTurley

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

The Supreme Court ruled that tort law could not be used to overcome First Amendment protections for free speech or the free press. compensatory damages and $300,000.00 punitive damages. Congress recognized the threat that tort-based lawsuits pose to freedom of speech in the new and burgeoning Internet medium.

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 6, 2023

There are 33 states with retraction statutes. If a full and effective retraction is issued (and published as prominently as the offending statement), it can limit damages or bar punitive damages entirely in some states. Other states effectively make such a letter a required step.

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JonathanTurley

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

It seeks an order from the court to “permanently enjoin” the defendants from violating said laws again despite the fact that they are now private citizens. It also seeks nominal, compensatory, consequential, and punitive damages; and attorneys’ fees and costs. Vindman was a public official and is now a public figure.

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JonathanTurley

MARCH 31, 2021

The officers seek $75,000 in damages in their complaint but also ask for unspecified punitive damages. The second “Count Five” is actually just a demand for punitive damages, rather than an actual separate tort. COUNT FOUR (Violation of a Public Safety Statute: D.C.

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