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The constitutionality of its retroactive authorization of awards of attorneys' fees
Creators and Contributors
Author: Cohen, Henry
Original Date Issued
1987
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38 pages
Description
In 1986, Congress, overturning a Supreme Court decision, authorized courts to award attorney's fees to prevailing plaintiffs in actions or proceedings brought under the Education of the Handicapped Act. This report examines whether retroactive application of the 1986 Act, to the data of the Supreme Court decision, is constitutional.
Note
CRS 87-7 A "January 7, 1987." SuDoc 14. 18/3
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mu:26141
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