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A district court has ordered New York to pay over $817,000 in attorneys’ fees to settle a lawsuit against a state ban on people carrying firearms in houses of worship.

In 2022, His Tabernacle Family Church and its pastor, Micheal Spencer, sued the state over a law prohibiting firearms in certain areas, including church properties.

The United States District Court for the Western District of New York issued a decision and order on Tuesday, requiring the state to pay $817,636.50 in attorneys’ fees, plus $7,166.60 in other costs.

U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra Jr., a Trump appointee, authored the order, writing that “the facts and circumstances of this case justify granting Plaintiffs’ request in full.”

“Indeed, this is the type of rare and important case with broader i

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