Washington D.C., Mar 8, 2021 / 17:00 pm
The Supreme Court on Monday allowed a former college student to pursue a remedy against school officials who restricted when and where he could evangelize on campus.
In Uzuegbunam v. Preczewski, the court ruled 8-1 that Chike Uzuegbunam, who was restricted from evangelizing on a public college campus, could sue school officials for nominal damages due to an alleged violation of his free speech.
Justice Clarence Thomas authored the majority opinion, while Chief Justice John Roberts was the lone dissenter.
"To demonstrate standing, the plaintiff must not only establish an injury that is fairly traceable to the challenged conduct but must also seek a remedy that redresses that injury," Thomas wrote in the majority opinion.