🚀 go-pugleaf

Elat Lerner (cx172@FreeNet.Carleton.CA) writes:
> John Angus (an321@FreeNet.Carleton.CA) writes:
>> A further example, from today's news. The local school board, which
>> defeated a bid by parents for an injunction against them (school closures)
>> is trying to get thousands of dollars in legal costs from the
>> parent who organized the attempt. The board's lawyer stated that
>> the courts need to uphold the principles of imposing costs against
>> the losing side so that the "public" is reminded of the financial risks of
>> going to court.
>> 
>> These "financial risks" do not apply to government bodies, of course, nor
>> to corporations, nor to wealthy individuals. They are a trivial amount
>> to such people and organizations.
>> 
>> Some people have opined that what the board is really trying to do is
>> teach anyone else who is considering action against them in future
>> that they will be bankrupted should they lose (or quite likely if
>> they win too).
> 
> Or possibly the board is trying to protect taxpayers' money.
> 
> What if every disgruntled parent dragged the school board to
> court at our expense? 

I heard on the news that the judge decided not to award the
school board's costs in this case.
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