THOMPSON v. DEWINE

No. 20-3526.

976 F.3d 610 (2020)

Chad THOMPSON; William T. Schmitt; Don Keeney, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Richard Michael DEWINE, in his capacity as the Governor of Ohio; Lance Himes, in his official capacity as the Interim Director of the Ohio Department of Health; Frank LaRose, in his official capacity as Ohio Secretary of State, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: September 16, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ON BRIEF: Benjamin M. Flowers , Michael J. Hendershot , Stephen P. Carney , Shams H. Hirji , OFFICE OF THE OHIO ATTORNEY GENERAL, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellants. Mark R. Brown , CAPITAL UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL, Columbus, Ohio, Oliver B. Hall , CENTER FOR COMPETITIVE DEMOCRACY, Washington, D.C., Jeffrey T. Green , SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP, Washington, D.C., Naomi A. Igra , Stephen Chang , Jennifer H. Lee , Tyler Wolfe , SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP, San Francisco, California, for Plaintiffs-Appellees. Anne Marie Sferra , Christopher N. Slagle , Bryan M. Smeenk , BRICKER & ECKLER LLP, Columbus, Ohio, Paul A. Zevnik , MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP, Washington, D.C., for Amici Curiae.

Before: SUTTON, McKEAGUE, and NALBANDIAN, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

The COVID-19 pandemic has upended life in many ways. In response to the unfolding public health crisis, states across the country imposed various orders in hopes of containing the virus. Ohio, for its part, asked its citizens to stay at home and restricted the size of gatherings.

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