UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT

┐ TIMOTHY KING, et al., │ Plaintiffs, │ │ L. LIN WOOD (21-1785); GREGORY J. ROHL, BRANDON │ Nos. 21-1785/1786/1787/22-1010 JOHNSON, HOWARD KLEINHENDLER, SIDNEY POWELL, > │ JULIA HALLER, and SCOTT HAGERSTROM (21-1786); │ EMILY NEWMAN (21-1787); STEFANIE LYNN JUNTTILA │ (22-1010), │ Interested Parties-Appellants, │ │ v. │ │ │ GRETCHEN WHITMER; JOCELYN BENSON; CITY OF │ DETROIT, MICHIGAN, │ Defendants-Appellees. │ ┘

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan at Detroit. No. 2:20-cv-13134—Linda V. Parker, District Judge.

Argued: December 8, 2022

Decided and Filed: June 23, 2023

Before: BOGGS, KETHLEDGE, and WHITE, Circuit Judges.

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COUNSEL ARGUED: Paul J. Stablein, PAUL STABLEIN, PLLC, Birmingham, Michigan, for Appellant in 21-1785. Sidney Powell, Dallas, Texas, in propriā personā and for Appellants in 21-1786. Timothy E. Galligan, TIMOTHY E. GALLIGAN PLLC, Clarkston, Michigan, for Appellant in 21-1787. Stefanie Lynn Junttila, FEDERAL CRIMINAL ATTORNEYS OF MICHIGAN, Detroit, Michigan, in propriā personā, in 22-1010. David H. Fink, FINK BRESSACK, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, for Appellee City of Detroit. Heather S. Meingast, OFFICE OF THE MICHIGAN ATTORNEY GENERAL, Lansing, Michigan, for Appellees Gretchen Nos. 21-1785/1786/1787/22-1010 King, et al. v. Whitmer, et al. Page 2

Whitmer and Jocelyn Benson in appeals 21-1786 and 22-1010. ON BRIEF: Paul J. Stablein, PAUL STABLEIN, PLLC, Birmingham, Michigan, for Appellant in 21-1785. Sidney Powell, SIDNEY POWELL, PC, Dallas, Texas and Howard Kleinhendler, HOWARD KLEINHENDLER ESQUIRE, New York, New York, in propriīs personīs and for Appellants in 21-1786. Timothy E. Galligan, TIMOTHY E. GALLIGAN PLLC, Clarkston, Michigan, for Appellant in 21-1787. Stefanie Lynn Junttila, FEDERAL CRIMINAL ATTORNEYS OF MICHIGAN, Detroit, Michigan, in propriā personā, in 22-1010. David H. Fink, Nathan J. Fink, FINK BRESSACK, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, for Appellee City of Detroit. Heather S. Meingast, Erik A. Grill, OFFICE OF THE MICHIGAN ATTORNEY GENERAL, Lansing, Michigan, for Appellees Gretchen Whitmer and Jocelyn Benson in appeals 21-1786 and 22- 1010. Paul Orfanedes, JUDICIAL WATCH, INC., Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae in appeal 21-1786. _________________

OPINION _________________

KETHLEDGE, Circuit Judge. Three voters and three Republican nominees to the electoral college in Michigan brought this suit in a bid to overturn the results of the state’s 2020 presidential election. The complaint plausibly alleged that Republican election challengers had been harassed and mistreated during vote counting at the TCF Center in Detroit, in violation of Michigan law.