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Absent Actual Injury Only Nominal Damages for Due Process Violations
The U.S. Supreme Court held that a procedural due process violation warranted only nominal damages in the absence of actual injury. Plaintiffs, Illinois high school students who had been suspended without due process, brought a §1983 action against the school board. A U.S. district court held that a violation of …
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