U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Carrie Cox v. Anthony Ruckel
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- Type
- Opinion
- Author
- John Baylor Nalbandian
- Filed
- Sept. 9, 2025
- Case
- Carrie Cox v. Anthony Ruckel
- Case status
- Decided
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NOT RECOMMENDED FOR PUBLICATION File Name: 25a0418n.06 Case No. 23-5698 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT FILED Sep 09, 2025 ) KELLY L. STEPHENS, Clerk CARRIE COX; GUY MEADE, ) Plaintiffs-Appellants, ) ) ON APPEAL FROM THE v. ) UNITED STATES DISTRICT ) COURT FOR THE EASTERN ANTHONY TODD RUCKEL, et al., ) DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY Defendants-Appellees. ) ) OPINION ) Before: THAPAR, NALBANDIAN, and DAVIS, Circuit Judges. NALBANDIAN, Circuit Judge. Carrie Cox and Guy Meade purchased and restored an abandoned property next to the historic Cabin Creek Covered Bridge in Lewis County, Kentucky. Unfortunately, they soon came into conflict with members of the local community over access to the bridge. These conflicts escalated to the point of harassment. Cox told Todd Ruckel, then- Judge Executive of Lewis County, that she intended to raise the bridge-access issues at a meeting of the county fiscal court. Ruckel suggested that the meeting was not the appropriate forum, but Cox persisted and spoke anyway. Cox claims that Ruckel and other defendants engaged in a coordinated campaign of retaliation to punish her for her speech and perceived obstinance regarding the bridge. So she…
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