SPEECH FIRST, INC. v. SANDS

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: James Hasson , CONSOVOY MCCARTHY PLLC, Arlington, Virginia, for Appellant. William H. Hurd , ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN & MELLOTT, LLC, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: J. Michael Connolly , Cameron T. Norris , CONSOVOY McCARTHY PLLC, Arlington, Virginia, for Appellant. Matthew B. Kirsner , Richmond, Virginia, Michael McAuliffe Miller , Renee Mattei Myers , Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Jessica A. Glajch , ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN & MELLOTT, LLC, Washington, D.C., for Appellee. Celia Howard O'Leary , Kimberly S. Hermann , SOUTHEASTERN LEGAL FOUNDATION, Roswell, Georgia, for Amicus Southeastern Legal Foundation. Ilya Shapiro , Thomas A. Berry , CATO INSTITUTE, Washington, D.C.; Reilly Stephens , Daniel Suhr , Jeffrey Jennings , LIBERTY JUSTICE CENTER, Chicago, Illinois, for Amici Liberty Justice Center, Cato Institute, and American Council of Trustees and Alumni. Darpana M. Sheth , Ronald London , Jeffrey D. Zeman , FOUNDATION FOR INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS IN EDUCATION, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for Amicus Foundation for Individual Rights in Education. Gordon D. Todd , Mackenzie J. Siebert , Robert M. Smith , SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP, Washington, D.C.; John J. Bursch , Cody S. Barnett , ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Alliance Defending Freedom.

Affirmed by published opinion. Senior Judge Motz wrote the opinion, in which Judge Diaz joined. Judge Wilkinson wrote a dissenting opinion.