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Published - Tuesday, August 05, 2008

Lawyer in gay rights lawsuit loses again

MADISON (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court will not revisit a case in which an attorney was ordered to pay more than $87,000 for bringing a frivolous lawsuit against a gay rights group.

The court unanimously rejected Milwaukee attorney James Donohoo's argument that Justice Louis Butler should not have participated in the June ruling because he accepted campaign donations from board members of the group being sued.

The Supreme Court said in its ruling last week that the law did not require Butler to step aside in the 4-3 opinion. Butler ruled in the majority against Donohoo and did not participate in the latest ruling.

Donohoo represented New Orleans preacher and gay rights opponent Grant E. Storms in the case against Action Wisconsin.