In
Uzuegbunam v. Preczewski, 592 U.S. (2021), the United States Supreme Court held that plaintiffs asserting constitutional rights have standing to sue for past injuries, even if they only seek nominal damages. The decision is significant for public entities, but especially public schools, colleges and universities.
In
Uzuegbunam, Chike Uzuegbunam, a student enrolled at Georgia Gwinnett College, attempted to proselytize at an outdoor plaza on campus. A campus police officer quickly ordered Mr. Uzuegbunam to stop, and informed Mr. Uzuegbunam that campus policy prohibited him from distributing written religious materials in the area. Mr. Uzuegbunam complied with the officer’s directive.
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Trial courts have started to rule and appellate courts are now being asked to decide whether government closure orders enacted due to the COVID-19 pandemic cause restaurants “direct physical loss or damage to property” within the meaning of an all-risk insurance policy. This issue is pending before the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals after the Southern District of Florida dismissed a Florida restaurant operator’s effort to bring a lawsuit against insurer Lloyd’s of London seeking coverage for COVID-19 related restaurant closures.
In
SA Palm Beach LLC v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s, London, Plaintiff SA Palm Beach LLC (“Palm Beach”), the operator of a restaurant called “Sant Ambroeus Palm Beach” filed suit against Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s London (“Lloyd’s London”). Palm Beach alleged “that as a direct result of the global COVID-19 pandemic and certain governmental orders that
The Supreme Court rejected former President Donald Trump's last remaining challenge of the 2020 presidential election on Monday, denying his request for them to hear his case against the Wisconsin Elections Commission.
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On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled, 8-1, that a college cannot escape liability for quashing a student’s First Amendment rights to free speech and religious freedom by merely reversing its restrictions. Even if the school drops its free speech restrictions, students can still sue for damages, even if the damages are only nominal to make a point.
Chike Uzuegbunam, a Christian student at Georgia Gwinnett College, had sued his school after the college prevented him from preaching the gospel and handing out religious tracts due to its excessive speech codes, which limited free speech to 0.0015 percent of campus. Uzuegbunam sued, demanding an injunction and nominal damages. At first, the school defended its policy and claimed that Uzuegbunam’s preaching “arguably rose to the level of ‘fighting words. ” Then the college reversed, dropping the challenged policies.
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Fake definitions | Sunday, March 07, 2021
Deep in the false and fevered swamps of fake news and fake history resides a third mendacious denizen fake definitions. Appearing first with a hiss in the Garden of old (“Did God really say?”), fake definitions have become the mother’s milk of Leftist progressives.
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