Award of Attorneys' Fees Against the United States : The Equal Access to Justice Act, As Amended in 1984.

Reviews provisions of the Equal Access to Justice Act, which directs Federal courts and agencies to require the U.S. Government to pay attorneys' fees of the prevailing party when the U.S. is the losing party in judicial and administrative proceedings. Cities exceptions, and discusses changes p...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1985.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Courts > United States. Administrative agencies. Fees, Professional. Electronic books.
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Summary:	Reviews provisions of the Equal Access to Justice Act, which directs Federal courts and agencies to require the U.S. Government to pay attorneys' fees of the prevailing party when the U.S. is the losing party in judicial and administrative proceedings. Cities exceptions, and discusses changes proposed by 1984 amendment.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed June 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.