A federal appeals court has overturned an order requiring state Sen. Joseph Scarnati, R-Jefferson, to pay the League of Women Voters’ attorney fees stemming from the legal battle over gerrymandering in Pennsylvania.

On Wednesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held that Scarnati no longer has to personally pay $29,000 to the league’s lawyers to cover the fees resulting from Scarnati’s attempt to have the gerrymandering challenge litigated in federal court.

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