U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
John Schickel v. Craig Dilger
Panel
The judges who heard this appeal.
- Judge Gilbert Stroud Merritt Jr.
- Senior Judge Deborah L. Cook
- Judge Joan Louise Larsen
Case history
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May 30, 2019decided Decision issued in John Schickel v. Craig Dilger
Opinions and writings
COOK, Circuit Judge. One sitting state senator and one prospective candidate for elected office in Kentucky challenged several state campaign finance and ethics laws, claiming violations of their First Amendment rights to free speech and association and Fourteenth Amendment right to equal protection. Kentucky argues that these measures, enacted to prevent corruption and protect its cit…