Another Court Grants Attorney Fees Retroactively Under New Law
Judge Royce Lamberth of the District Court for the District of Columbia has granted attorney fees retroactively to Judicial Watch under a lawsuit against the Bureau of Land Management. During the pendency of the lawsuit, but not because of a decison of the Court, Judicial Watch received documents from the government. Satisfied with the documents, the parties settled the lawsuit except for the issue of attorney fees and costs. The Court found that under the Open Government Act of 2007 (2007
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