Lawyers for the 16-year-old Rhode Island girl and self-described atheist who sued over a prayer banner displayed at a public high school are asking a court to order the city of Cranston to pay $173,000 in attorneys' fees.
The request was filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Providence by lawyers retained by the Rhode Island affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union. The lawyers sued Cranston and its school committee on behalf of Jessica Ahlquist, who is a junior at Cranston High School West.
A federal judge earlier this month ordered the removal of the banner. The banner has been covered by a tarp while the school committee decides whether to appeal the ruling.
The RIACLU said Ahlquist is entitled to $25 in damages. They also say the $173,000 request does not cover all the time spent on the case.
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