In March in Uzuegbunam v. Preczewski, the U.S. Supreme Court held that a college student's suit for nominal damages was not mooted when the school changed its challenged policies. The case involves a challenge to Georgia Gwinnett College's speech policies that led to a student being stopped from distributing religious literature and proselytizing on campus. (See prior posting.) Now on remand, defendants sought to obtain dismissal of the case by depositing nominal damages of $2 with the court and having it paid over to plaintiffs. In Uzuegbunam v. Preczewski, (ND GA, Dec. 22, 2012), a Georgia federal district court held that this would not moot the case. ADF issued a press release announcing the district court's decision.
