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Norwood v. Bain, No. 96-2164 (4th Cir.) (143 F.3d 843) (May 13, 1998) (Judge James Dickson Jr. Phillips)

The Court held that "compensatory damages may be recovered in ยง 1983 actions for proven violations of constitutional right, but only for any actual harms caused by the violation and not for the violation standing alone. . . . Actual harms resulting from conduct that violated the right may include ...

 

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