The ―test‖—or Lack Thereof—for Issuance of Virginia Temporary Injunctions: the Current Uncertainty and a Recommended Approach Based on Federal Preliminary Injunction Law
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―It is difficult for attorneys to counsel their clients and predict the way a judge may rule when the legal principles on which the court must base its discretion are unclear, ambiguous, and rife with contradiction.‖
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