Cooperrider v. Woods

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY CENTRAL DIVISION FRANKFORT ) ANDREW COOPERRIDER, et al., ) ) Case No. 3:22-cv-00016-GFVT Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION ANDREW BESHEAR, et al., ) & ) ORDER ) Defendants. ) *** *** *** *** This matter is before the Court on motions to dismiss filed by Defendants Governor Andrew Beshear, Secretary Ray Perry, Wesley Duke, and Joshua Newton. [R. 7; R. 8; R. 9; R. 23.] Plaintiffs Andrew Cooperrider and Brewed, which Mr. Cooperrider owns, began criticizing Governor Beshear online. Two years later, the Department of Alcoholic…