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Less than 24 hours before the hearing that was scheduled for today on VCDL's lawsuit to reopen indoor shooting ranges, the Northam Administration filed a motion to move the venue from state courts to federal courts.



Clearly, the Administration really doesn't want the case heard in a state court.



However, it is a case based on Virginia state statutes and the Virginia Constitution, not federal statues or the federal Constitution. The Administration is nonsensically asking a federal judge to rule on the meaning of state code.



In turn, on Monday, VCDL's attorneys filed an emergency motion with a federal judge to remand the case back the state courts. VCDL is also asking the court to award costs, expenses, and attorney's fees (as is permitted by federal statute) for the wrongful removal of the case to federal court.



The federal judge will rule on remanding the case back to state courts and on the penalty for wrongful removal on Friday, at the earliest.



Stay tuned...