Blanchard v. Bergeron

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1989-02-21

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Justice White delivered the opinion of the Court. The issue before us is whether an attorney’s fee allowed under 42 U. S. C. § 1988 is limited to the amount provided in a contingent-fee arrangement entered into by a plaintiff and his counsel. I Petitioner Arthur J. Blanchard brought suit in the United States District Court for the We…

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