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MILLER v. CAUDILL

Nos. 17-6385/6404

936 F.3d 442 (2019)

April MILLER; Karen Ann Roberts; Shantel Burke; Stephen Napier; Jody Fernandez; Kevin Holloway; L. Aaron Skaggs; Barry W. Spartman, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Elwood CAUDILL, Jr., in his official capacity as Rowan County Clerk, Defendant-Appellee/Cross-Appellant, Rowan County, Kentucky, Defendant-Appellee, Matthew G. Bevin, in his official capacity as Governor of Kentucky; Terry Manuel, in his official capacity as State Librarian and Commissioner of the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Third Party/Defendants-Appellants/Cross-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: August 23, 2019

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Palmer G. Vance, II , STOLL KEENON OGDEN, PLLC, Lexington, Kentucky, for Matthew G. Bevin and Terry Manuel. William E. Sharp , BLACKBURN DOMENE & BURCHETT, PLLC, Louisville, Kentucky, for April Miller, et al. Roger K. Gannam , LIBERTY COUNSEL, Orlando, Florida, for Elwood Caudill, Jr. ON BRIEF: Palmer G. Vance, II , William M. Lear, Jr. , STOLL KEENON OGDEN, PLLC, Lexington, Kentucky, for Matthew G. Bevin and Terry Manuel. William E. Sharp , BLACKBURN DOMENE & BURCHETT, PLLC, Louisville, Kentucky, James D. Esseks , Ria Tabacco Mar , Daniel Mach , Heather L. Weaver , AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION, New York, New York, Daniel J. Canon , Laura E. Landenwich , CLAY DANIEL WALTON & ADAMS, Louisville, Kentucky, Amy D. Cubbage , ACLU OF KENTUCKY, Louisville, Kentucky, for April Miller, et al. Roger K. Gannam , Mathew D. Staver , Horatio G. Mihet , Kristina J. Wenberg , LIBERTY COUNSEL, Orlando, Florida, for Elwood Caudill, Jr. Jeffrey C. Mando , ADAMS, STEPNER, WOLTERMANN & DUSING, PLLC, Covington, Kentucky, for Rowan County.

Before: GRIFFIN, WHITE, and BUSH, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

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