Arizona State CLS Gets Limited Attorneys' Fees Award

Last September, the Christian Legal Society settled the lawsuit it had brought against Arizona State University. The parties agreed that CLS could limit its membership to Christians, but could not discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation. (See prior posting.) Now the Arizona federal district court has ruled in CLS's claim for an award of attorneys' fees, and has permitted only 20% of the fees claimed because of the limited success of counsel in achieving CLS's original goals in the settlement. Christian Legal Soc'y. Chptr. at Arizona State Univ. College of Law v. Crow, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 25579 (D. Ariz., April 28, 206).