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TEXAS TEACHERS ASSN. v. GARLAND SCHOOL DIST.

No. 87-1759.

489 U.S. 782 (1989)

109 S.Ct. 1486

103 L.Ed.2d 866

TEXAS STATE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION ET AL. v. GARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 28, 1989

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert H. Chanin argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs was Jeremiah A. Collins.

Earl Luna argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief was Mary Milford.

JUSTICE O'CONNOR delivered the opinion of the Court.

We must decide today the proper standard for determining whether a party has "prevailed" in an action brought under certain civil rights statutes such that the party is eligible for an award of attorney's fees under the Civil Rights Attorney's Fees Awards Act of 1976, 90 Stat. 2641, 42 U. S. C. § 1988. This is an issue which has divided the Courts of Appeals both before and after our decision in Hensley...

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