Ed Palmer
10-22-05, 08:34 AM
Town Will Pay Lawyer Fees Of Wiccan Woman Who Sued
WSOCTV.com ^ | 10/20/05 | AP
Posted on 10/21/2005 9:20:40 PM PDT by wagglebee
GREAT FALLS, S.C. -- The town of Great Falls plans to comply with an order to pay the lawyer of a Wiccan priestess who successfully sued the town over mentioning Jesus Christ's name in council prayers.
The town will not appeal a court order to pay Darla Wynne's lawyer, Herbert Buhl, about $53,000. But town attorney Michael Hemlepp said officials aren't sure where they'll get the money.
Hemlepp said the town can't simply afford to write a check. The town's annual budget is $870,000.
Buhl said he's given the town an extension to pay without a specific deadline. But he wants his money.
Wynne practices the Earth-based Wiccan religion. She sued in 2001 to stop the town from using Jesus' name in prayers.
The U.S. Supreme Court refused to consider the town's appeal this summer.
WSOCTV.com ^ | 10/20/05 | AP
Posted on 10/21/2005 9:20:40 PM PDT by wagglebee
GREAT FALLS, S.C. -- The town of Great Falls plans to comply with an order to pay the lawyer of a Wiccan priestess who successfully sued the town over mentioning Jesus Christ's name in council prayers.
The town will not appeal a court order to pay Darla Wynne's lawyer, Herbert Buhl, about $53,000. But town attorney Michael Hemlepp said officials aren't sure where they'll get the money.
Hemlepp said the town can't simply afford to write a check. The town's annual budget is $870,000.
Buhl said he's given the town an extension to pay without a specific deadline. But he wants his money.
Wynne practices the Earth-based Wiccan religion. She sued in 2001 to stop the town from using Jesus' name in prayers.
The U.S. Supreme Court refused to consider the town's appeal this summer.