Constitutional Law Reporter

APRIL 18, 2023

Supreme Court held that a deaf student seeking compensatory damages under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for the denial of a free and appropriate education may proceed without exhausting the administrative processes of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) because the remedy sought is not one IDEA provides.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

APRIL 1, 2021

The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that while a request for nominal damages can sometimes save a case from mootness, such as where a person pleads but fails to prove an amount of compensatory damages, the students’ plea for nominal damages alone could not by itself establish standing. Supreme Court’s Decision.

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

There seemed little balance struck in this case and the jury responded by hitting Auburn with punitive damages. It awarded $145,000 in compensatory damages and $500,000 in punitive damages. City of Melbourne , 731 F.3d 3d 1161, 1168 (11th Cir. 2013), the Supreme Court in Pickering , 391 U.S. alteration added).

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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. For Civil Rights Under Law, Inc. The jury hung in the first trial of this case, which necessitated a second trial.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

DECEMBER 27, 2021

However, in defending its controversial abortion law, the State of Mississippi has asked the Court to overturn its prior decisions in Roe v. Board of Education, in which the Court overruled precedent and established new constitutional law. The i ssue in Dobbs v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Premier Rehab Keller, P.L.L.C.:

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Constitutional Law Reporter

JANUARY 3, 2022

However, in defending its controversial abortion law, the State of Mississippi has asked the Court to overturn its prior decisions in Roe v. Board of Education, in which the Court overruled precedent and established new constitutional law. The i ssue in Dobbs v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Premier Rehab Keller, P.L.L.C.:

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Stare Decisis Court Compensatory Damages Statute 52

JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 3, 2023

It is relatively rare for civil damages to trigger constitutional review, and it is still far from clear that this case will rise to that level. The New York law is unique in allowing massive penalties without the loss of a single dollar by a bank.

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