U.S. Supports Va. Official’s Position In Preliminary Injunction Attorney Fee Appeal

(July 3, 2024, 9:40 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A preliminary injunction “does not confer prevailing party status,” the United States argues in an amicus curiae brief filed in the U.S. Supreme Court supporting the position of the commissioner of the Viriginia Department of Motor Vehicles, who is challenging a ruling by a divided Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals that Virginians who filed a putative class complaint over a now repealed statute regarding the suspension of driver’s licenses were the prevailing parties....