FISHER v. HARGETT

Nos. M2020-00831-SC-RDM-CV, M2020-00832-SC-RDM-CV.

604 S.W.3d 381 (2020)

Earle J. FISHER, et al. v. Tre HARGETT, et al. Benjamin Lay, et al. v. Mark Goins, et al.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, AT NASHVILLE.

FILED August 5, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Herbert H. Slatery III , Attorney General and Reporter; Andrée S. Blumstein , Solicitor General; Janet M. Kleinfelter , Deputy Attorney General; and Alexander S. Rieger , Assistant Attorney General, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellants, Mark Goins, Tre Hargett, William Lee, and Herbert H. Slatery III, each in his official capacity for the State of Tennessee.

Steven J. Mulroy , Jacob W. Brown , and Bruce S. Kramer , Memphis, Tennessee, for the appellees, Reverend Earle J. Fisher, Julia Hiltonsmith, Jeff Bullard, Allison Donald, and #UptheVote901.

Thomas H. Castelli , Nashville, Tennessee, Elizabeth Sitgreaves , Brentwood, Tennessee, Angela M. Liu , Chicago, Illinois, Dale E. Ho , Sophia Lin Lakin , Neil A. Steiner , New York, New York, and Gregory P. Luib and Tharuni A. Jayaraman , Washington, D.C. for the appellees, Benjamin William Lay, Carole Joy Greenawalt, and Sophia Luangrath.

William S. Consovoy , Cameron T. Norris , and Jordan M. Call , Arlington, Virginia, for the amicus curiae, Honest Elections Project.

Brian K. Kelsey , Chicago, Illinois and Sue L. Becker , Indianapolis, Indiana, for the amicus curiae, The Public Interest Legal Foundation.

Jason B. Torchinsky , Dennis W. Polio , Jonathan P. Lienhard , Warrenton, Virginia, and Justin N. Joy , Memphis, Tennessee, for the amicus curiae, The Republican National Committee and Tennessee Republican Party.

Danielle M. Lang , Ravi R. Doshi , Dana Paikowsky , Pooja Chaudhuri , Ezra D. Rosenberg , Washington, D.C. and William L. Harbison , Lisa K. Helton , Christopher C. Sabis , Christina R.B. López , Nashville, Tennessee, for the amici curiae, League of Women Voters of Tennessee, Tennessee State Conference of the NAACP, Memphis Central Labor Council, Memphis A. Philip Randolph Institute, The Equity Alliance, and Free Hearts.

Stephen J. Zralek , Nashville, Tennessee, and Debo P. Adegbile , New York, New York, for the amici curiae, David M. Aronoff, M.D., Nina Fefferman, Ph. D., James E.K. Hildreth, Sr., Ph. D., M.D., William Schaffner, M.D., Thomas Talbot, M.D., M. P.H, Edwin Trevathan, M.D., M.P.H., C. William Wester, M.D., M.P.H., Doctors and Professors Specializing in Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases.

Van D. Turner, Jr. and Bruce Turner , Memphis, Tennessee, for the amici curiae, The Tennessee Black Caucus of State Legislators, The Ben F. Jones Chapter of the National Bar Association, and the Tennessee Alliance of Black Lawyers.


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