CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that West Virginia must pay about $92,000 to lawyers who fought the state’s same-sex marriage ban.
The Charleston Gazette reports that fees approved recently by U.S. District Judge Robert Chambers were less than one-third the amount the lawyers
requested. He said the number of hours billed and the hourly rates were excessive for West Virginia.
Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s office had opposed awarding the attorney fees, saying the county clerks who were named as defendants acted in good faith when they enforced the ban. Chambers said the 11 attorneys from three firms brought a proper lawsuit and deserved to be paid.
Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution requires states to issue marriage licenses to same-sex applicants.
- Posted July 21, 2015
- Tweet This | Share on Facebook
Attorney fees awarded in gay marriage case
headlines Macomb
- Fall family fun
- MDHHS announces enhancements to improve substance use disorder treatment access
- Levin Center looks at congressional investigation of torture and mistreatment of war detainees
- State Unemployment Insurance Agency provides tips on how to stop criminals from stealing benefits
- Supreme Court leaves in place Alaska campaign disclosure rules voters approved in 2020
headlines National
- Professional success is not achieved through participation trophies
- ACLU and BigLaw firm use ‘Orange is the New Black’ in hashtag effort to promote NY jail reform
- ‘Jailbreak: Love on the Run’ misses chance to examine staff sexual misconduct at detention centers
- Utah considers allowing law grads to choose apprenticeship rather than bar exam
- Can lawyers hold doctors accountable for wasting our time?
- Lawyer suspended after arguing cocaine enhanced his cognition
