Legal Opinion
Phelps-Roper v. Koster
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 4, 2016No. Nos. 14-3058, 14-3266, 15-1102PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BYE, Circuit Judge.
Shirley Phelps-Roper appeals the district court’s adverse judgments on her due process claim as well as the court’s award of attorneys’ fees. On appeal, Phelps-Roper argues the district court erred in (1) entering adverse judgments on her due process claim in light of Missouri repealing the statutes she challenged, and (2) reducing her award of attorneys’ fees. We conclude that the district court erred when it failed to dismiss Phelps-Roper’s due process claim as moot, and it abused its discretion when it calculated attorneys’ fees. We reverse in part, vacate in part, and…
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