A federal judge has ruled that lawyers who represented the Log Cabin Republicans in a constitutional challenge to the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy deserve attorneys’ fees and expenses, even though a federal appeals court ultimately vacated her ruling in the organization’s favor.
U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips in Riverside ruled on Thursday that White & Case, which represented Log Cabin Republicans on a pro bono basis, was entitled to fees and costs under the Equal Access to Justice Act because the organization obtained an injunction halting enforcement of the ban on openly gay service members. Phillips, who issued that injunction as part of a judgment finding “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” unconstitutional in 2010, said she would decide the amount of fees and expenses at a later date.
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