TELESCOPE MEDIA GROUP, a Minnesota corporation; Carl Larsen; Angel Larsen, the founders and owners of Telescope Media Group Plaintiffs-Appellants
v.
Rebecca LUCERO, in her official capacity as Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Human Rights; Keith Ellison, in his official capacity as Attorney General of Minnesota Defendants-Appellees.
Foundation for Moral Law; Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence; Sherif Girgis; Cato Institute; 11 Legal Scholars; Ryan T. Anderson, Ph.D.; African-American and Civil Rights Leaders; State of Alabama; State of Arkansas; State of Kansas; State of Louisiana; State of Missouri; State of Nebraska; State of Oklahoma; State of South Carolina; State of Texas; State of West Virginia Amici on Behalf of Appellants
American Civil Liberties Union; American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota; District of Columbia; State of California; State of Connecticut; State of Delaware; State of Hawaii; State of Illinois; State of Iowa; State of Maine; State of Maryland; State of Massachusetts; State of New Jersey; State of New Mexico; State of New York; State of Oregon; State of Pennsylvania; State of Rhode Island; State of Vermont; State of Virginia; State of Washington; Americans United For Separation of Church and State; Anti-Defamation League; Bend the Arc, A Jewish Partnership for Justice; Central Conference of American Rabbis; Interfaith Alliance Foundation; Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund; Muslim Advocates; National Council of Jewish Women; People for the American Way Foundation; Union for Reform Judaism; Women of Reform Judaism Amici on Behalf of Appellees.
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Submitted: October 16, 2018.
Filed: August 23, 2019.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellants and appeared on the brief was Jeremy David Tedesco, of Scottsdale, AZ. The following attorney(s) also appeared on the appellant brief; Jonathan Andrew Scruggs , of Scottsdale, AZ, David Andrew Cortman , of Scottsdale, AZ, Kristen Waggoner , of Scottsdale, AZ, Rory Thomas Gray , of Lawrenceville, GA, Jacob P. Warner, of Scottsdale, AZ, and Renee K. Carlson , of Saint Paul, MN.
Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee and appeared on the brief was Alethea Marie Huyser , of St. Paul, MN. The following attorney(s) also appeared on the appellee brief; Janine Kimble , of St. Paul, MN, and Eric Brown , of St. Paul, MN.
Before SHEPHERD, KELLY, and STRAS, Circuit Judges.
STRAS, Circuit Judge.
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