TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Amelia Ferrell Knisely on Jan 12, 2016

The dispute over how much money attorneys who represented opponents to Tennessee's same-sex marriage law will be paid took another turn on Friday, when the state Attorney General's office filed a response to the attorneys who want at least $2.3 million for their work, the Tennessean reports. The AG's take on how much the state wants to pay is under seal, because, as Attorney General Herbert Slatery says in court filings, some of the information filed by the opposing lawyers is also under seal. Friday's filing is a step in trying to get that information unsealed. “We believe the documents supporting the plaintiffs’ application should be transparent," Slatery spokesman Harlow Sumerford said. "After all, the fees will be paid by Tennessee taxpayers.”