Legal Opinion
Hickel v. Southeast Conference
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided February 18, 1994No. S-5553, S-5573, S-5093 and S-5154PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*922 OPINION
COMPTON, Justice.
This case involves the award of attorney’s fees (fees) and costs to the plaintiffs in the Hickel reapportionment case. Hickel v. Southeast Conference, 846 P.2d 38 (Alaska 1992) {Hickel I). The State contends that the superior court erred by (1) failing to apportion awards by issue, (2) awarding fees for post-trial litigation in which plaintiffs did not prevail, (3) determining that the Alaska Democratic Party was a prevailing party, and (4) awarding fees for noncompensable work before the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). On cross-appeal, the plaintiffs argue…
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