CLARK v. STONE

No. 20-5928.

998 F.3d 287 (2021)

Jacob CLARK and Genetta Clark, individually and as next friends and guardians of H.C., a minor, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Bernadette STONE, Catherine Campbell, and Douglas Hazelwood, in their individual and official capacities; Eric Friedlander and Marcus Haycraft, in their official capacities only, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: May 19, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Christopher Wiest , CHRIS WIEST ATTORNEY AT LAW, PLLC, Crestview Hills, Kentucky, for Appellants. David Brent Irvin , CABINET FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES, Frankfort, Kentucky, for Appellees. ON BRIEF: Christopher Wiest , CHRIS WIEST ATTORNEY AT LAW, PLLC, Crestview Hills, Kentucky, Robert A. Winter, Jr. , Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, Thomas A. Bruns , BRUNS, CONNELL, VOLLMAR & ARMSTRONG, LLC, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellants. David Brent Irvin , CABINET FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES, Frankfort, Kentucky, for Appellees.

Before: SUHRHEINRICH, GRIFFIN, and DONALD, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

I. INTRODUCTION

Jacob and Genetta Clark are fundamentalist Christians who sincerely believe that their religion requires them to use corporal punishment when necessary upon their children. When one of their children came to school with marks on his arms from being hit with a belt, the Kentucky...

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