Right now there is only a minute entry on the docket: “The court finds Plaintiff is likely to succeed on the merits of the case. The court grants Plaintiff’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction … A written order to follow.” https://t.co/aAJEsmBMpI pic.twitter.com/XR6XejBSN0

— Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC) March 4, 2022

It appears this Trump judge accepted Cawthorn’s theory that NO ONE can be disqualified from the ballot for engaging in insurrection because the 1872 Amnesty Act applies prospectively.https://t.co/Y6ADXj0n8h

That is an extremely bizarre theory. https://t.co/8Dp4tQ8ACF

— Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC) March 4, 2022

Even though Myers is a Trump nominee, I truly did not think he would embrace this theory. It simply cannot be right. https://t.co/UvYzIClno3 pic.twitter.com/QAjAvoKF5s

— Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC) March 4, 2022

I have confirmed that the 1872 Amnesty Act was the sole basis for Myers’ decision. He believes that, in granting amnesty to former Confederates, Congress also granted prospective amnesty to all future insurrectionists. Historians strongly disagree with this reading of the law.

— Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC) March 4, 2022