Bar Association, Other Amici Say Preliminary Injunction Enough For Attorney Fees

(August 14, 2024, 2:25 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In the first of 10 amicus briefs supporting arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court by Virginians seeking attorney fees related to their putative class complaint over a now repealed suspension of driver’s licenses statute, the New Jersey State Bar Association (NJSBA) tells the justices that a merits-based preliminary injunction is enough to establish a “prevailing party” under federal fee-shifting statutes....