[Hacksaw]

I don't know where you're getting that idea from. I've never heard of a rule where plaintiff can recover legal fees, but the defendant can not. Perhaps you could provide a link to an authoritive source.

Civil Rights Attorney Fees Awards Act of 1976

Where a plaintiff wins his or her lawsuit and is considered the "prevailing party," § 1988 acts to shift fees, including expert witness fees, and make those who acted as private attorneys general whole again, thus encouraging the enforcement of the civil rights laws. (from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_attorney_general)

...... Groups like the ACLU routinely abuse this to loot the taxpayer. And people here unwittingly cheer them on.

[Dog Gone]

Was this case a civil rights lawsuit?