Palm Beach Circuit Judge Edward Fine has sanctioned Boca Raton attorney Barry Silver $45,273 for filing repeated frivolous lawsuits against Jews for Jesus.

Fine charged Silver for the fees and costs of Liberty Counsel, a religious liberties law firm with a Florida office in Longwood. Liberty Counsel has been defending Jews for Jesus since Silver first sued in 2003, claiming his client was defamed in the organization’s newsletter.

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