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WINTER v. WOLNITZEK

Civil No. 14-119-ART.

ROBERT A. WINTER, JR., Plaintiff, and CAMERON A. BLAU and HON. ALLISON JONES, Intervenor Plaintiffs, v. HON. STEVEN D. WOLNITZEK, in his official capacity as Chair, Judicial Conduct Commission, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. Kentucky, Northern Division, Covington.

May 12, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Winter, Jr., Plaintiff, represented by Brandon N. Voelker , Freund, Freeze & Arnold, Christopher David Wiest , Christopher Wiest, Atty at Law, PLLC, Jack S. Gatlin , Freund, Freeze & Arnold & Thomas B. Bruns , Freund, Freeze & Arnold.

Cameron A Blau, Intervenor Plaintiff, represented by Christopher David Wiest , Christopher Wiest, Atty at Law, PLLC, Thomas B. Bruns , Freund, Freeze & Arnold & Jack S. Gatlin , Freund, Freeze & Arnold.

Hon. Allison Jones, Intervenor Plaintiff, represented by Jack S. Gatlin , Freund, Freeze & Arnold, Lucinda C. Shirooni , Freund, Freeze & Arnold & Thomas B. Bruns , Freund, Freeze & Arnold.

Hon. Steven D. Wolnitzek, Defendant, represented by Jeffrey C. Mando , Adams, Stepner, Woltermann & Dusing, PLLC, Mark R. Overstreet , Stites & Harbison, PLLC, Bethany A. Breetz , Stites & Harbison, PLLC & Louis D. Kelly , Adams, Stepner, Woltermann & Dusing, PLLC.

Hon. Janet L. Stumbo, Defendant, represented by Jeffrey C. Mando , Adams, Stepner, Woltermann & Dusing, PLLC, Mark R. Overstreet , Stites & Harbison, PLLC, Bethany A. Breetz , Stites & Harbison, PLLC & Louis D. Kelly , Adams, Stepner, Woltermann & Dusing, PLLC.

Hon. Eddy Coleman, Defendant, represented by Jeffrey C. Mando , Adams, Stepner, Woltermann & Dusing, PLLC, Mark R. Overstreet , Stites & Harbison, PLLC, Bethany A. Breetz , Stites & Harbison, PLLC & Louis D. Kelly , Adams, Stepner, Woltermann & Dusing, PLLC.

Hon. David P. Bowles, Defendant, represented by Jeffrey C. Mando , Adams, Stepner, Woltermann & Dusing, PLLC, Mark R. Overstreet , Stites & Harbison, PLLCt, Bethany A. Breetz , Stites & Harbison, PLLC & Louis D. Kelly , Adams, Stepner, Woltermann & Dusing, PLLC.

Hon. Diane E. Logsdon, Defendant, represented by Jeffrey C. Mando , Adams, Stepner, Woltermann & Dusing, PLLC, Mark R. Overstreet , Stites & Harbison, PLLC, Bethany A. Breetz , Stites & Harbison, PLLC & Louis D. Kelly , Adams, Stepner, Woltermann & Dusing, PLLC.

Hon. Joyce King Jennings, Defendant, represented by Jeffrey C. Mando , Adams, Stepner, Woltermann & Dusing, PLLC, Mark R. Overstreet , Stites & Harbison, PLLC, Bethany A. Breetz , Stites & Harbison, PLLC & Louis D. Kelly , Adams, Stepner, Woltermann & Dusing, PLLC.

Jimmy Shaffer, Defendant, represented by Jeffrey C. Mando , Adams, Stepner, Woltermann & Dusing, PLLC, Mark R. Overstreet , Stites & Harbison, PLLC, Bethany A. Breetz , Stites & Harbison, PLLC & Louis D. Kelly , Adams, Stepner, Woltermann & Dusing, PLLC.

MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER

This case sits at the confluence of two First Amendment streams. In one line of cases, the Supreme Court has made clear that restrictions on political speech are almost always unconstitutional.1 The reason is that "speech concerning public affairs...

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