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JOSEPH FISCHER; FISCHER FOR SUPREME COURT
COMMITTEE; ROBERT A. WINTER,JR.,
Plaintiffs-Appellants,
v.
HONORABLE KAREN A. THOMAS, as Member, Judicial
Conduct Commission, HONORABLE R. MICHAEL
SULLIVAN, as Member, Judicial Conduct Commission,
HONORABLE EDDY COLEMAN, as Member, Judicial
Conduct Commission, JEFF S. TAYLOR, as Member,
Judicial Conduct Commission, HONORABLE JOE E.
ELLIS, as Member, Judicial Conduct Commission,
HONORABLE JANET LIVELY MCCAULEY, as Member,
Judicial Conduct Commission, JIMMY SHAFFER, as
Executive Secretary, Judicial Conduct Commission,
Defendants-Appellees. |
No. 22-5938 |
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky at Covington.
No. 2:22-cv-00121—Karen K. Caldwell, District Judge.
Decided and Filed: October 28, 2022
Before: GRIFFIN, THAPAR, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.
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ORDER
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PER CURIAM. The Kentucky Judicial Conduct Commission received complaints that
two judicial candidates were engaging in campaign speech that violated the Code of Judicial
Conduct. The Commission responded by initiating an investigation. The candidates sued,
seeking injunctive relief under the First Amendment. The district court denied preliminary relief
ahead of the pending election on the ground that the candidates lacked standing to sue. Because
the candidates have shown a likelihood of success on the merits, we grant an injunction pending
appeal. |
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