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Supreme Court rules against drivers in a case advocates say could make civil-rights claims harder

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The Supreme Court said Tuesday that people who win early rulings in civil rights cases won't necessarily be able to recover their legal fees, a finding that both conservative and liberal groups had argued could make it harder to fight for people's rights in court. The high court ruled 7-2 against Virginia drivers who sued after their licenses were suspended under a law they argued was unconstitutional. The drivers won an early court order blocki…

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The Center Square

Supreme Court limits legal fees in civil rights case

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that people who win temporary court orders in civil rights cases can't automatically get their legal fees paid if

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SCOTUSblog

Court limits right to attorney’s fees for some civil rights suits - SCOTUSblog

ShareThe Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that a group of Virginia drivers challenging a state motor vehicle law was not entitled to reimbursement of their attorney’s fees even though a federal district court issued an order in their favor that temporarily prohibited the state from enforcing the law and the state’s legislature repealed the law. By a vote of 7-2, the court held that the drivers are not “prevailing parties” for purposes of a federal…

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Minnesota Lawyer

Advocates say high court ruling could make civil rights claims harder

The Supreme Court said Tuesday that people who win early rulings in civil rights cases won't necessarily be able to recover their legal fees.

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Supreme Court rules against drivers in a case advocates say could make civil-rights claims harder

The Supreme Court has found that people who score early court wins in civil rights cases won’t necessarily be able to recover their legal fees. It's a finding that advocacy

6 days ago·United States

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