Pierce v. Underwood

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1988-06-27

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Justice Scalia delivered the opinion of the Court. Respondents settled their lawsuit against one of petitioner’s predecessors as Secretary of Housing and Urban Devel *555 opment, and were awarded attorney’s fees after the court found that the position taken by the Secretary was not “substantially justified” within the meaning of the Equal Access to Justic…

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