JONES v. JEGLEY

No. 19-2260.

947 F.3d 1100 (2020)

Peggy JONES, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Larry JEGLEY, Prosecuting Attorney for Pulaski County, In His Official Capacity; Sybal Jordan Hampton, In Her Official Capacity as a Member of the Arkansas Ethics Commission; Tony Juneau, In His Official Capacity as a Member of the Arkansas Ethics Commission; Ashley Driver Younger, In Her Official Capacity as a Member of the Arkansas Ethics Commission; Alice L. Eastwood, In Her Official Capacity as a Member of the Arkansas Ethics Commission; Lori Klein, In Her Official Capacity as a Member of the Arkansas Ethics Commission, Defendants-Appellants Institute for Free Speech, Amicus on Behalf of Appellee(s).

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: January 27, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was Brittany Nicole Edwards , AAG, of Little Rock, AR. The following attorney(s) appeared on the appellant brief; William C. Bird , AAG, of III, AAG, of Little Rock, AR., Daniel L. McFadden , AAG, of Little Rock, AR.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was Chad W. Pekron , of Little Rock, AR. The following attorney(s) appeared on the appellee brief; John E. Tull, III , of Little Rock, AR., Thomas Christoph Keller , of Little Rock, AR., Brittany S. Ford, of Little Rock, AR.

The following attorney(s) appeared on the amicus brief; Allen J. Dickerson , of Washington, DC., Parker Douglas , of Washington, DC.

Before KELLY, MELLOY, and STRAS, Circuit Judges.


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