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Civil Rights

Aug. 4, 2006

Congress Considers Bills Ending Fees for Religion Cases

RIVERSIDE - Two years ago, the American Civil Liberties Union won nearly $1 million in attorney fees from San Diego in settlement of a case in which the group argued the city couldn't lease land to the Boy Scouts because the Scouts exclude atheists and gays from their membership.

By Jason W. Armstrong
Daily Journal Staff Writer
     
RIVERSIDE - Two years ago, the American Civil Liberties Union won nearly $1 million in attorney fees from San Diego in settlement of a case in which the group argued the city couldn't lease land to the Boy Scouts because the Scouts exclude atheists and gays from their membership.
      Last year, the ACLU collected $60,000 i...

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