Legal Opinion
Missouri v. Jenkins Ex Rel. Agyei
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 19, 1989No. 88-64PublishedCited by 1,482 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brennan
This is the attorney’s fee aftermath of major school desegregation litigation in Kansas City, Missouri. We granted certiorari, 488 U. S. 888 (1988), to resolve two questions relating to fees litigation under 90 Stat. 2641, as amended, 42 U. S. C. § 1988. First, does the Eleventh Amendment prohibit enhancement of a fee award against a State to compensate for delay in payment? Second, should the fee award compensate the work of paralegals and law clerks by applying the market rate for their work?
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This litigation began in 1977 as a suit by the Kansas City Missouri School District (KCMSD), the…
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