
Robert Palmer
73:28 - 73:44
"usually because it's a constitutional challenge, the city would also have to pay attorney's fees because there's usually constitutional claims are entitled to full attorney's fees."
“usually because it's a constitutional challenge, the city would also have to pay attorney's fees because there's usually constitutional claims are entitled to full attorney's fees.”
- Speaker
- Robert Palmer
- Timestamp
- 73:28 – 73:44
- Community
- Alaska News
- Captured at
- October 19, 2026
From the transcript
And usually because it's a constitutional challenge, the city would also have to pay attorney's fees because there's usually constitutional claims are entitled to full attorney's fees. So that's the typical example. There are probably other examples, but that's the typical example.
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