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    Supreme Court sides with Christian student barred from preaching on Ga. college campus

    The vote was 8 to 1 in favor, so it wasn't just conservatives voting for this. There was one dissent. The rub is that it was justice Roberts.
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    A former student at a Georgia college prohibited from preaching on campus can seek compensation, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday.

    In an 8-1 decision in Uzuegbunam v. Preczewski, the high court concluded that Chike Uzuegbunam can seek nominal damages from Georgia Gwinnett College.

    The opinion reversed a decision from the 11th U.S. Court of Appeals and remanded the case for additional proceedings following the Supreme Court opinion's reasoning.

    Justice Clarence Thomas authored the majority opinion and. Justices Samuel Alito, Stephen Breyer, Amy Coney Barrett, Neil Gorsuch, Elena Kagan, Brett Kavanaugh and Sonia Sotomayor also sided with the majority.

    "For purposes of this appeal, it is undisputed that Uzuegbunam experienced a completed violation of his constitutional rights when respondents enforced their speech policies against him," concluded Thomas.

    "Because 'every violation [of a right] imports damage' ... nominal damages can redress Uzuegbunam's injury even if he cannot or chooses not to quantify that harm in economic terms."

    Chief Justice John Roberts authored a dissent opinion, arguing that Uzuegbunam and fellow plaintiff Joseph Bradford have many problems with their litigation. Roberts said those problems include the fact that they have graduated, the policies of the college were changed and "the petitioners have not alleged actual damages."

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    SCOTUS sides with Christian student prohibited from preaching - The Christian Post

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    Good grief! Justice Roberts continues to be a disappointment. Makes you wonder who has something on him, doesn't it?

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