Justice O’Connor delivered the opinion of the Court. This case presents the question whether a court may award attorney’s fees under the Civil Rights Attorney’s Fees Awards Act of 1976, 42 U. S. C. § 1988 , in a separate federal action not to enforce any of the civil rights laws listed in § 1988, but solely to recover attorney’s fees. I — H <p "b161-3"…
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