See this story in the Richmond Times-Dispatch. A few readers have sent me the judge’s two page order, which concludes: “After hearing the arguments presented by all parties, this Court finds that Plaintiff is unlikely to succeed on the merits of the claims of unconstitutionality of the challenged provisions. Further, this Court has considered the irreparable harm element and finds that in balancing the harms of each party, the harm to the Defendants will be greater than the
harm to the Plaintiff. Lastly, this Court finds that a grant of these injunctions would negatively impact the public. Because Plaintiff fails to demonstrate a likelihood of success on the merits, an irreparable harm greater than that of Defendants, and that public policy would be served by granting these injunctions, Plaintiff has failed to meet its burden.
Accordingly, this Court DENIES both Motions for Preliminary Injunction.” The judge promises a full memorandum to follow. According to this BNA report ($), Jim Bopp says the losing party is “seriously considering appeal.”