GERLICH v. LEATH

No. 16-1518.

847 F.3d 1005 (2017)

Paul GERLICH; Erin Furleigh, Plaintiffs-Appellees v. Steven LEATH; Warren Madden; Thomas Hill; Leesha Zimmerman, Defendants-Appellants. Student Press Law Center; Ratio Christi; Students for Life of America; Christian Legal Society; Young America's Foundation; Young Americans for Liberty, Amici on Behalf of Appellee(s).

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: February 13, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was Tyler Murray Smith , AAG, of Des Moines, IA. The following attorney(s) appeared on the appellant brief; Jeffrey S. Thompson , AAG, Des Moines, IA.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was Robert Corn-Revere , of Washington, DC. The following attorney(s) appeared on the appellee brief; Michael Giudicessi , of Des Moines, IA, Ronald London , of Washington, DC., Lisa Beth Zycherman , of Washington, DC.

The following attorney(s) appeared on the amicus brief of Students for Life of America, Young America's Foundation, Young Americans for Liberty, Ratio Christi and Christian Legal Society in support of appellees; M. Casey Mattox , of Washington, DC, and David J. Hacker , of Folsom, CA.

The following attorney appeared on the amicus brief of The Student Press Law Center in support of appellees: Eugene Volokh , UCLA School of Law, Los Angeles, CA.

Before LOKEN, MURPHY, and KELLY, Circuit Judges.


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