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Over the last couple of days, I've spent a lot of time digging through the Washington County, VA case, Santolla v. Katz (Case No. CL26-1139), reading the court documents, comparing statements from the Attorney General's Office... which are limited... and Senator Bill Stanley, and trying to answer one question that kept nagging at me: If Judge Campbell's Letter Opinion directed the plaintiffs to draft an "Order Granting Preliminary Injunction," why does everyone keep pointing

... we have private citizens are protecting their individual rights. State organizations are challenging enforcement within Virginia. National organizations are advancing broader constitutional arguments. Now, the United States Department of Justice has entered the fight from an entirely different position, bringing the weight of the federal government into the conversation.

Courts have less ambiguity to defer to, agencies have less room to expand authority, and future administrations have fewer levers to pull without Congress.