CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A decision from a Kanawha County judge regarding Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s deployment of members of the West Virginia National Guard to Washington, D.C., at the request of President Donald Trump could come as soon as next week.

During a hearing Monday morning, Eighth Judicial Circuit Judge Richard Lindsay converted a motion made by the ACLU-WV seeking a temporary restraining order into a motion for a preliminary injunction and continued the hearing until Monday, Nov. 10, at 2 p.m.

“The court also appreciates the...the strength of arguments for and against, and the work that's been put into this particular question,” Lindsay said. “Again, this is a serious question for the public to consider.”

The ACLU-WV, representing the West Virginia Citizens Action Group, filed a la

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