Gray Panthers Project Fund v. Thompson’s Empirical Analysis
2004
Citation profile
5 district ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 3006A (Criminal Justice Act) · 28 U.S.C. § 2412 · 42 U.S.C. § 1395W (§ 1851 of the Social Security Act of 1935) · 42 U.S.C. § 1395W (§ 1854 of the Social Security Act of 1935)
Relies on F. D. Rich Co. v. United States Ex Rel. Industrial Lumber Co. · Commissioner, Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Jean · Shepherd v. American Broadcasting Companies · Covington · Sierra Club v. United States Army Corps of Engineers
Most-quoted passages
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“a court may award reasonable fees and expenses of attorneys ... to the prevailing party in any civil action brought by or against the United States or any agency or any official of the United States acting in his or her official capacity.... The United States shall be liable for such fees and expenses to the same extent that any other party would be liable under the common law....”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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