· 8/1/2005
James R. King v. Illinois State Board of Elections, David E. Murray, Lawrence E. Johnson v. Bobby Rush, Timuel Black, Al Johnson, Intervening
Citations
- 410 F.3d 404
How courts have described this case
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- stating that in such cases, the party would not “deserve” fees
- stating that in such cases, the party would not “deserve” fees
- awarding fees to interveners because it promoted goals of fee-shifting provisions of the Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act
- awarding fees to intervenors because it promoted goals of fee-shifting provisions of the Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act
- surveying caselaw and concluding that “defendant-intervenors are, in some circumstances, entitled to attorneys’ fees under fee-shifting statutes”
- determining prevailing-party status party by party
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Judges: Ripple, Wood, Evans
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