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Waiting Sixteen Months Was Not “Reasonable Diligence” to Seek Preliminary Injunction in Free Speech Case, Holds Eighth Circuit

In Kohls v. Ellison, No. 25-1300 (8th Cir. Feb. 9, 2026), the Eighth Circuit affirms denial of a preliminary injunction in a case where the plaintiffs waited “more than sixteen months after the legislature enacted the challenged provisions” to seek relief, finding that lack of urgency underscored a lack of irreparable harm. Plaintiffs sued officialsContinue reading “Waiting Sixteen Months Was Not “Reasonable Diligence” to Seek Preliminary Injunction in Free Speech Case, Holds Eighth Circuit”