On September 22, the lawsuit Constitution Party of West Virginia v Jezioro was voluntarily dismissed by the West Virginia state agency that runs public parks. The Constitution Party had won the case in U.S. District Court on June 3, 2009, and the state had appealed. But the state has now dropped its appeal. The lawsuit arose in 2008 when officials of the state parks refused to let the party’s petitions be circulated in a particular state park.
Here are a couple of links to the AP article titled “W.Va. DNR drops appeal in 1st Amendment case” http://www.wvgazette.com/ap/ApTopStories/200909251248
http://www.wvec.com/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D9AUH8O00.html
For the record, the $462 in costs and $37,769 in attorney fees are to be paid by an insurance company that covers state employee liabilities. No direct tax dollars involved.