Texas State Teachers Ass'n v. Garland Independent School District

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1989-03-28

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Justice O’Connor delivered the opinion of the Court. We must decide today the proper standard for determining whether a party has “prevailed” in an action brought under certain civil rights statutes such that the party is eligible for an award of attorney’s fees under the Civil Rights Attorney’s Fees Awards Act of 1976, 90 Stat.…

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