In 1986, Congress, overturning a Supreme Court decision, authorized courts to award attorney's fees to prevailing plaintiffs in actions or proceedings brought under the Education of the Handicapped Act. This report examines whether retroactive application of the 1986 Act, to the data of the Supreme Court decision, is constitutional.
Henry Cohen, Legislative Attorney, American Law Division
CRS 87-7 A
"January 7, 1987."
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