Another Brutal Loss for Virginia

A three-judge panel in Virginia denied the state's request to consolidate four separate lawsuits challenging its newly enacted assault weapon and magazine ban, ruling that the cases do not share common questions of law or fact, and that consolidating them would cause significant inconvenience to plaintiffs and create potential for inconsistent rulings; this decision means each case will proceed independently in its original jurisdiction, with some courts having already issued preliminary injunctions blocking the law while others have denied such motions.