HAWKINS v. DEWINE

No. 20-3717.

968 F.3d 603 (2020)

Howard HAWKINS; Dario Hunter; Joseph R. Demare; Becca Calhoun; Nathaniel Lane; Brett Joseph; Anita Rios, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Mike DEWINE; Frank Larose; Amy Acton, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: August 3, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Robert J. Fitrakis , FITRAKIS & GADELL-NEWTON, LLC, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellants. Benjamin M. Flowers , OFFICE OF THE OHIO ATTORNEY GENERAL, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellees. ON BRIEF: Robert J. Fitrakis , FITRAKIS & GADELL-NEWTON, LLC, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellants. Benjamin M. Flowers , OFFICE OF THE OHIO ATTORNEY GENERAL, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellees.

Before: COLE, Chief Judge; SILER and STRANCH, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the State of Ohio issued a series of orders restricting in-person gatherings. But it left unchanged its ballot-access laws, which require candidates and minor political parties hoping to be listed on November's ballot to show that they have a modicum of community support...

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