Section 1988 allows a defendant to recover reasonable attorneys' fees incurred because of, but only because of, a frivolous claim; i.e., to receive only the portion of the fees that the defendant would not have paid but for the frivolous claim.
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U.S. SUPREME COURT
Fox v. Vice
New Jersey Law Journal
June 7, 2011
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