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Losing counties in Ten Commandments cases face growing legal bills to ACLU |
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Thursday, May 19, 2011, 11:00 am |
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By Bill Estep —
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SOMERSET — The legal bill continues to mount for two
south-central Kentucky counties from their lengthy, unsuccessful fight to post
copies of the Ten Commandments in their courthouses.
This week, U.S. District Judge Jennifer Coffman awarded an
additional $23,366 in attorney fees and costs to the American Civil Liberties
Union of Kentucky for its work in challenging the displays, which were ruled
unconstitutional.
Pulaski and McCreary counties now owe the ACLU a total of
$456,881, nearly all of it for attorney fees. That figure doesn't include
mounting interest.
Read the full Herald Leader story here .
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