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Case Description
On rare occasions, the Center advocates in a case that will make a difference for religious freedom, even though the case does not directly involve that right. The Center filed an amicus brief recently in one such case. In Lackey v. Stinnie, which the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear, the Court will decide when a state must pay the legal costs incurred by victims of a civil rights violation who ultimately prevail in their suit without going all the way through a trial and final judgment. Government should not be able to violate our constitutional rights, force its victims to sue the government, and then avoid having to reimburse the victims just because the government folds up its tent before the end of the case.
