The U.S. Supreme Court’s new standard for awarding attorney fees to successful civil rights plaintiffs will get one of its first tests in the Atlanta case that was the basis for last year’s 5-4 high court ruling.
Children’s rights advocates, whose suit forced major reforms in Georgia’s foster care system, and their Atlanta counsel are seeking as much as $5.8 million in additional fees-on top of $6.7 million in fees based on hourly rates, and expenses, they already have been paid by the state.
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