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JAMES v. CITY OF BOISE, IDAHO

No. 15-493.

136 S.Ct. 685 (2016)

193 L. Ed. 2d 694

Melene JAMES v. CITY OF BOISE, IDAHO, et al.

Supreme Court of United States.

January 25, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Bush , Boise, ID, Richard H. Seamon , Moscow, ID, for Petitioner.

Scott B. Muir , Deputy City Attorney, Boise, ID, for Respondents.

Under federal law, a court has discretion to "allow the prevailing party, other than the United States, a reasonable attorney's fee" in a civil rights lawsuit filed under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 42 U.S.C. § 1988. In Hughes v. Rowe, 449 U.S. 5, 101 S.Ct. 173, 66 L.Ed.2d 163 (1980) (per curiam

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