Quote Originally Posted by Chkadii View Post
Usually injunctions are permanent, but they can only be given at the end of a lawsuit. The preliminary injunction grants the plaintiff a chance to ask the court to order that the defendant (FWS) either continue doing something or not continue doing something until the court reaches a verdict for the lawsuit itself.

So basically, USARK asked the court to let them continue transporting retics and green anacondas for now, because too much damage will be done if it's on hold until the end of the full lawsuit which includes the burms.

Unless FWS asks for an appeal, starting June 3rd, it will be legal temporarily until the injunction can either be made permanent or dismissed at the end of the lawsuit. That said, it's encouraging that USARK got that far, and there's a chance that even if they lost the lawsuit the injunction would be made permanent (so retics would be legal to transport, but burms still wouldn't be).

TL;DR - It'll be legal "until further notice," but could go either way.
Ah, thank you! Seems like no matter what happens, this is either a small victory or a large one. Even if the injunction didn't become permanent, it seems like this is a step in the right direction. As in, now we know for sure that it's possible to get somewhere in the legal system if it's necessary to defend the reptile hobby. Thanks again for explaining that, I don't speak legalese.