Argument analysis: Justices weigh mootness after change in government policy in cases seeking nominal damages
SCOTUSBlog
JANUARY 12, 2021
Justice Neil Gorsuch suggested to Waggoner that most lawsuits would still be able to go forward even if a request for nominal damages, standing alone, was not enough to keep a case alive. Alito pressed Pinson, asking whether an award of $10 in statutory damages would be large enough for the lawsuit to go forward.
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