Kentucky County Tries To Delay Paying Attorneys Fees In 10 Commandments Case

Earlier this month, a Kentucky federal district judge made permanent the temporary injunctions against 10 Commandments displays in two Kentucky counties that had been upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2005. Now however McCreary County, Kentucky is attempting to delay the ability of the ACLU to recover attorneys fees in the case by preventing the judgment from becoming final. Yesterday's McCreary County Voice says the county will ask the district court to pass on a summary judgment motion that is technically still outstanding, and will attempt to appeal the judge's decision issuing the permanent injunctions before the ACLU can petition for attorneys' fees. Pulaski County officials will meet next week to consider whether to join in the appeal.