Federal judge issues order halting needle syringe law from taking effect
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June 28, 2021 - 9:17 pm
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A federal judge on Monday issued a temporary restraining order stopping a new law affecting needle exchange programs from going into effect next month.
The order from Judge Robert Chambers of the U.S. District Court for West Virginia’s southern district came after the American Civil Liberties Union’s West Virginia chapter requested such action ahead of the law going into effect July 9. Chambers requested a preliminary injunction hearing for July 8, in which the court will then consider possibly issuing a preliminary injunction.