Dutton v. Shaffer, --- F.4th ---, 2026 U.S. App. LEXIS 9437 (6th Cir. 2026)
Apr 01, 2026OUTCOME: Prevailed for client
Free Speech Challenge on behalf of Kentucky judge; affirmed permanent injunction and expanded relief for client on appeal.
Christopher David Wiest's Legal Cases (13)
Covington, KY
Constitutional Lawyer at Covington, KY
Practice Areas: Constitutional, Litigation ... +3 more
Miller v. McDonald, 146 S. Ct. 879 (2025)
Dec 08, 2025OUTCOME: Prevailed in obtaining certiorari relief for client
Prevailed in cert. grant (with remand and vacate) order from U.S. Supreme Court as part of team litigating free exercise clause claims on behalf of the New York Amish.
Caton v. Salamon, 2025 U.S. App. LEXIS 26546 (6th Cir. 2025)
Oct 10, 2025OUTCOME: Prevailed in appeal
Prevailed in qualified immunity appeal for client
Cooperrider v. Woods, 127 F.4th 1019 (6th Cir. 2025)
Feb 07, 2025OUTCOME: Prevailed in appeal
Prevailed in appeal, which denied qualified immunity to certain Kentucky government officials, including Kentucky's Governor.
Sisters For Life, Inc. v. Louisville-Jefferson Cnty., 56 F.4th 400 (6th Cir. 2022)
Dec 21, 2022OUTCOME: Prevailed for client
Prevailed in First Amendment free speech case, and obtained reversal of district court decision that denied preliminary injunction.
Doster v. Kendall, 48 F.4th 608 (6th Cir. 2022)
Sep 02, 2022OUTCOME: Prevailed for client
Preserved preliminary injunctive relief for a class of approximately 10,000 Air and Space Force members over religious objections under RFRA to the COVID-19 vaccination requirement
Roberts v. Neace, 958 F.3d 409 (6th Cir. 2020)
May 09, 2020OUTCOME: Prevailed in published injunction pending appeal decision for client.
Significant Free Exercise case (later cited by the U.S. Supreme Court in Tandon v. Newsom matter), involving Governor's COVID-19 restrictions.
Winter v Wolnitzek
Aug 14, 2016OUTCOME: Affirmed permanent injunction
6th Circuit Judicial Free Speech
Russell v Grimes
Oct 14, 2014OUTCOME: Affirmed permanent injunction.
First Amendment lawsuit regarding electioneering (6th Circuit)
Brown v Kentucky LRC
Aug 14, 2013OUTCOME: Obtained permanent injunction forcing state to redistrict
1983 constitutional litigation (voting rights)
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