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| Plaintiffs Mary Bishop and Sharon Baldwin |
After winning the good fight in Oklahoma to overturn the state's ban on same-sex marriage, a district judge has ruled in favor of the plaintiffs attorneys and ordered Tulsa County to pay almost $300,000 in fees and costs related to the county's appeal of a lower court ruling.
Three attorneys for the couple had requested almost $400,000 in attorney fees and nearly $2,000 in costs.
Attorneys for Tulsa County argued that a more appropriate amount would be just over $100,000.
The 10th Circuit Court of Appeal ruled on July 18th that the ban was unconstitutional. In October, the same court ruled that Tulsa County would be financially responsible for the legal expenses incurred by the couple, Mary Bishop and Sharon Baldwin.
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