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For example, under 42 USC 1988, a plaintiff may recover fees for a lawsuit which was filed pursuant to 42 USC 1983, the main statutory vehicle for a civil rights lawsuit alleging violation under color of state law. Under this fee-shifter, organizations like the [[ACLU]] routinely recover ordinary attorney's fees. Nothing is exceptional about this; it's just statutory law.
For example, under 42 USC 1988, a plaintiff may recover fees for a lawsuit which was filed pursuant to 42 USC 1983, the main statutory vehicle for a civil rights lawsuit alleging violation under color of state law. Under this fee-shifter, organizations like the [[ACLU]] routinely recover ordinary attorney's fees. Nothing is exceptional about this; it's just statutory law.
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