Legal Opinion

Chris Hartman v. Jeremy Thompson

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided July 23, 2019No. 18-5220PublishedCited by 63 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SUHRHEINRICH, Circuit Judge.

Chris Hartman, Sonja DeVries, and Carla Wallace (collectively, "Plaintiffs") are members of an organization called The Fairness Campaign. In 2015, they protested the annual Ham Breakfast at the Kentucky State Fair because it was sponsored by the Kentucky Farm Bureau Federation ("KFB"). Plaintiffs were allowed to protest in a designated zone. Eventually, Plaintiffs were arrested for causing a disruption, and they sued Kentucky State Troopers Jeremy Thompson, Jason Drane, and Brian Hill (collectively, "Defendants") for a variety of constitutional and state law…

Also in this document: Concurring in the judgment; Dissent.

2Cases cited55 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  3. Beck v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  4. Thaddeus-X and Earnest Bell, Jr. v. BlatterCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1999
  5. District of Columbia v. WesbySupreme Court of the United States · 2018

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3Cited by63 opinions

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  3. Adams v. OsborneDistrict Court, E.D. Kentucky · 2020
  4. Anthony Sevy v. Philip BarachCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2020
  5. Arguello v. LiversDistrict Court, W.D. Kentucky · 2022

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