Cedar Park Assembly of God of Kirkland, Washington v. Myron Kreidler
Opinion
Opinion
FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
CEDAR PARK ASSEMBLY OF Nos. 23-35560
GOD OF KIRKLAND, 23-35585
WASHINGTON,
D.C. No. 3:19-cv- Plaintiff-Appellant / 05181-BHS Cross-Appellee, v.
OPINION
MYRON KREIDLER, AKA Mike Kreidler, in his official capacity as Insurance Commissioner for the State of Washington; JAY ROBERT INSLEE, in his official capacity as Governor of the State of Washington,
Defendants-Appellees / Cross-Appellants.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington Benjamin H. Settle, District Judge, Presiding
Argued and Submitted August 15, 2024 San Francisco, California
Filed March 6, 2025 Before: Susan P. Graber, Consuelo M. Callahan, and Lucy H. Koh, Circuit Judges.
Opinion by Judge Graber; Dissent by Judge Callahan
SUMMARY *
Standing/Free Exercise
Vacating the district court’s summary judgment for Washington state defendants and remanding with instructions to dismiss the action, the panel held that the Cedar Park Assembly of God of Kirkland, Washington, lacked standing to challenge Washington’s Reproductive Parity Act (the…