Thats great news. So the Marine’s Dad is only out a few hundred dollars, not thousands
Filing with the Supremes was probably pricier.
Anyone conducting a relief or legal support fund for the fellow? (I’d gladly like to see the $5 million award, or at least some award, reinstated, and not expect a nickel personally.)
That's right. The winner on appeal fills out a "Bill of Costs" which includes the printer's bill, the cost of filing the appeal ($350 for when this case was filed), and a few other small items. The is the practice in all federal appeals. It has nothing to do with the merits of a case or otherwise. Here's the link to the form the 4th Circuit uses. You can see these are small amounts.
http://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/pdf/Costs.pdf
“On Friday, Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ordered Snyder to pay $16,510 to Fred Phelps. Phelps is the leader of Topeka’s Westboro Baptist Church, which conducted protests at Marine Lance Cpl. Matthew Snyder’s funeral in 2006.”
Read more: http://www.kansas.com/2010/03/29/1246609/marines-dad-ordered-to-pay-protesters.html#ixzz0jfveRhi7