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Losing counties in Ten Commandments cases face growing legal bills to ACLU Print E-mail
Thursday, May 19, 2011, 11:00 am

religiousfreedomstamp.jpgBy Bill Estep — This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

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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