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Supreme Court· 3/21/1978

Carey v. Piphus

Citations

  • 435 U.S. 247
  • 98 S. Ct. 1042
  • 55 L. Ed. 2d 252
  • 1978 U.S. LEXIS 69

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that nominal damages are appro­ priate when a plaintiff ’s constitutional rights have been infringed but he cannot show further injury
  • holding that nominal damages are appropriate when a plaintiff's constitutional rights have been infringed but he cannot show further injury
  • concluding that plaintiff could be compensated with nominal damages for procedural due process violations even absent proof of actual injury
  • holding that nominal damages are appropriate for deprivations of constitutional rights that do not result in actual injury
  • holding that a violation of procedural due process does not give rise to presumed damages under 42 U.S.C. 1983
  • holding that Section 1983 plaintiffs were \entitled to recover only nominal damages\ \in the absence of proof of actual injury\

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Judges: Powell, Burger, Brennan, Stewart, White, Rehnquist, Stevens, Marshall, Blackmun

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Cites

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