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Judge Miller only ruled on the motion for an injunction. He didn't rule upon the law itself.
Anything in the ruling can be reversed at the trial. In fact, the DOJ, can appeal his ruling before there ever is a trail.
He simply made a ruling on a motion. This battle isn't even close to starting, much less over.
Maintain your records AS YOU WOULD under the NEW regulations, not based on this ruling.
I encourage everybody to slow down and read carefully. Headlines, taken out of context, DO NOT tell the whole story.
This ruling simply answered the single question "Should some or all of the new regulations be held unenforceable until trial?"
Thats it. Until trial. This ruling doesn't mean we won the battle. It just means we got off a decent first shot in a long damn battle.
You don't win the Super Bowl by scoring the first touchdown. You win the Super Bowl by scoring the most touchdowns.
You don't win a case like this by winning the first motions hearing / ruling. You win a case like the by winning the trial, AND any appeals that follow.
Be prepared to keep doing business AS IF THE NEW REGULATIONS are in effect.
Remember this... In the late 1990s FSC sued after Congress changed some of the words within 2256. We DID NOT win the first rulings in that case, but we did win the appeal to the 9th Circuit (FSC v. Reno) and we won when the DOJ fought back and appealed to the Supreme Court (Ashcroft v. FSC, 2002)....
Please do your business person's duty and read the FULL RULING, not just headlines. Know all parts of the ruling and the Judge's mindset, not just the headlines.