Post by Logan on Jun 27, 2016 5:03:48 GMT -6
NASHVILLE — The state of Tennessee has paid more than $2 million to the lawyers for the Tennessee couples who helped defeat same-sex marriage bans in the landmark case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court one year ago Sunday.
It is the largest award Tennessee has paid in a civil rights case since at least 2000, according to state financial information.
And they're paying it forward: Ropes & Gray, a Washington, D.C., law firm that worked on Tennessee's portion of the case on Friday announced it would donate $100,000 of its awarded fees to the National Center for Lesbian Rights in honor of the anniversary. NCLR, based in California, provided legal services and became a crucial part of Tennessee's case.
"For years, Ropes & Gray has been a dedicated partner in the fight for LGBT equality, lending its attorneys’ expertise and resources to many important cases that have advanced the freedom of all Americans to live their lives genuinely, openly, and fearlessly," NCLR Executive Director Kate Kendell said in a statement.
Read more: www.commercialappeal.com/news/courts/Lawyers-take-from-state-384327501.html
It is the largest award Tennessee has paid in a civil rights case since at least 2000, according to state financial information.
And they're paying it forward: Ropes & Gray, a Washington, D.C., law firm that worked on Tennessee's portion of the case on Friday announced it would donate $100,000 of its awarded fees to the National Center for Lesbian Rights in honor of the anniversary. NCLR, based in California, provided legal services and became a crucial part of Tennessee's case.
"For years, Ropes & Gray has been a dedicated partner in the fight for LGBT equality, lending its attorneys’ expertise and resources to many important cases that have advanced the freedom of all Americans to live their lives genuinely, openly, and fearlessly," NCLR Executive Director Kate Kendell said in a statement.
Read more: www.commercialappeal.com/news/courts/Lawyers-take-from-state-384327501.html