California ordered to pay $4.5M in attorneys' fees after losing gender secrecy case

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California ordered to pay $4.5M in attorneys' fees after losing gender secrecy case
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The U.S. District Court of the Southern District of California granted the fee to be paid to attorneys at Thomas More Society, a conservative public-interest law firm, which represented plaintiffs in“A $4.

5 million fee award sends an unmistakable message to state governments and school districts across the country: if you trample the constitutional rights of parents, you will pay for it—literally,” Peter Breen, the firm’s head of litigation, said in a statement.In the court case, the Supreme Court blocked a California policy that allowed public schools to withhold information from parents regarding their child’s gender identity or social transition. Teachers Elizabeth Mirabelli and Lori Ann West had sued the Escondido school district, arguing the policy violated parental rights. Kristi Noem weighs in on report husband lives cross-dressing double life: 'The family was blindsided by this' Shocking pictures of Kristi Noem's cross-dressing husband flaunting giant fake breasts revealed — sparking grave security questions Forensic scientist in OJ Simpson, JonBenét Ramsey and Phil Spector cases gave startling deathbed confession Throughout the proceedings, the state of California engaged in “litigation intransigence,” the district judge said, such as repeated motions to dismiss the case, filing appeals before rulings, and withdrawing arguments multiple times. Attorneys for the plaintiffs had to spend more than an unusual amount of the time, the judge added, “likely required to overcome the defendants’ litigation strategy of resisting at all junctures.”“California threw everything it had at this case,” Breen said. “It lost at summary judgment, lost at the Supreme Court and now Californians will foot the bill for their government officials’ refusal to respect the fundamental rights of families.” The state is still fighting the case, Judge Roger T. Benitez noted, including a recent motion to change the injunction blocking the controversial policy.Kristi Noem weighs in on report husband lives cross-dressing double life: 'The family was blindsided by this' Shocking pictures of Kristi Noem's cross-dressing husband flaunting giant fake breasts revealed — sparking grave security questionsPentagon preparing for weeks of ground operations in Iran — as Trump warned regime to ‘get serious’ about peace deal: report‘Summer House’ stars Amanda Batula and West Wilson’s ‘full-blown relationship’ revealed after shocking romance confessionMamdani shows no respect for older New Yorkers who are killed — but he has plenty of sympathy for law breakersStream It Or Skip It: 'Jo Nesbø's Detective Hole' On Netflix, Where A Troubled Detective Tracks Down A Serial Killer Who Is Terrorizing Oslo

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