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Attorney Fee Award Upheld in Jail Suit
Loaded on May 15, 1996
published in Prison Legal News
May, 1996, page 16
The court of appeals for the ninth circuit has upheld an award of attorney fees to the plaintiffs in a jail religious discrimination suit who did not win in court but who caused jail policies to be changed. The court also held the plaintiffs were entitled to fees to defend …
Filed under:
Attorney Fee Awards,
Religious Freedom,
Denial of Religious Services,
Religious Property.
Location:
California.
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