Constitutional Opinion No. 2026-0786

America First Constitutional Standard — Version 1.0

Case Information

Source
Supreme Court of the United States, U.S. Reports Vol. 592 (Preliminary Print, Part 2)
Author
Justice Clarence Thomas (opinion of the Court, 8-1; Kavanaugh, J., concurring; Roberts, C.J., dissenting)
Publication Date
2021-03-08
Content Type
Judicial Opinion / Legal-Normative Text
Opinion Issued
2026-07-20
AFCS Version
1.0
AF★CS
Verdict

84
/ 100
America First

Source: Supreme Court of the United States, U.S. Reports Vol. 592 (Preliminary Print, Part 2)
Constitutional Alignment: 83·Factual Reliability: 90

Holding

A plaintiff who suffered a completed violation of a constitutional right can establish Article III standing and obtain retrospective relief through an award of nominal damages alone, even without proof of compensatory damages; a public college's enforcement of restrictive campus speech policies against a Christian student sharing his faith was such a violation, and the college could not moot the suit by repealing the policy after the fact.

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It is the judgment of this Court that Opinion No. 2026-0786 is hereby entered into the record, in accordance with the America First Constitutional Standard. The score stands. The reasoning is published. The record is public.

The Standard is the Standard.