Post by pavel on Feb 7, 2016 2:12:14 GMT -6
A federal judge on Friday awarded more than $52,000 to attorneys who successfully challenged the placement of a Nativity scene on the Baxter County Courthouse grounds last year.
U.S. District Judge Timothy L. Brooks awarded attorney fees totaling $49,855 and costs of $2,503.76, for a total of $52,358.76, to three attorneys representing the Washington-based American Humanist Association.
Court records show that the association asserted it was due more than $70,000.
It could not be determined Friday whether Baxter County will have to pay the fees and costs or whether the fees and costs would be covered by a liability fund or insurance plan. Efforts to reach County Judge Mickey Pendergrass and the county's attorney in the case, Jason Owens of Little Rock, were unsuccessful.
Read more: www.arkansasonline.com/news/2016/feb/06/nativity-plaintiffs-awarded-legal-fees--1/
U.S. District Judge Timothy L. Brooks awarded attorney fees totaling $49,855 and costs of $2,503.76, for a total of $52,358.76, to three attorneys representing the Washington-based American Humanist Association.
Court records show that the association asserted it was due more than $70,000.
It could not be determined Friday whether Baxter County will have to pay the fees and costs or whether the fees and costs would be covered by a liability fund or insurance plan. Efforts to reach County Judge Mickey Pendergrass and the county's attorney in the case, Jason Owens of Little Rock, were unsuccessful.
Read more: www.arkansasonline.com/news/2016/feb/06/nativity-plaintiffs-awarded-legal-fees--1/