I thought an unreported decision today by the 4th Circuit might give some of you a brief respite from the grind of defending attorneys fees claims. In Caraway v Elizabeth City, the Court concluded that the District Court was correct in granting Qualified Immunity to the officers who arrested a preacher for amplified preaching during the 2016 North Carolina Potato Festival (the "Festival") and also affirmed the award of attorneys fees to the officers and city for defending a frivolous facial challenge claim to the state law and city ordinance. https://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/192224.U.pdf Charles W. Thompson, Jr. General Counsel & Executive Director D: 202-742-1016 P: (202) 466-5424 x7110 M: (240)-876-6790 [facebook icon]<https://www.facebook.com/InternationalMunicipalLawyersAssociation/>[twitter icon]<https://twitter.com/imlalegal>[linkedin icon]<https://www.linkedin.com/company/international-municipal-lawyers-association-inc./> [logo]<https://imla.org/> 51 Monroe St. Suite 404 Rockville, MD, 20850 www.imla.org<http://www.imla.org/> Plan Ahead! IMLA's fully virtual 2021 Mid-Year Seminar<https://imla.org/seminars/>, April 19-23, 2021 IMLA's 86th Annual Conference<https://imla.org/annual-conference/>, Sept. 29-Oct. 3, 2021 in Minneapolis, MN