Nathan Pierce v. Christi Jacobsen

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

NATHAN PIERCE; MONTANA No. 21-35173

COALITION FOR RIGHTS;

MONTANANS FOR CITIZEN VOTING; D.C. No. SHERRI FERRELL; LIBERTY 6:18-cv-00063-

INITIATIVE FUND, CCL

Plaintiffs-Appellants,

v. OPINION

CHRISTI JACOBSEN, in her official capacity as the Secretary of State for the State of Montana; AUSTIN KNUDSEN, in his official capacity as the Attorney General of the State of Montana; JEFF MANGAN, in his official capacity as the Commissioner of the Montana Commission on Political Practices, Defendants-Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Montana Charles C. Lovell, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted February 9, 2022 Portland, Oregon

Filed August 10, 2022 Before: Richard A. Paez and Jacqueline H. Nguyen, Circuit Judges, and John R. Tunheim, * District Judge.

Opinion by Judge Tunheim

SUMMARY **

Civil Rights

The panel affirmed in part and reversed in part the district court’s summary judgment for defendants in an action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983…