(CNN) A judge has upheld Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam's decision to temporarily ban firearms and other weapons on state Capitol grounds in Richmond ahead of a gun rights rally. The rally organizers, pro-gun group Virginia Citizens Defense League, requested on Thursday a temporary injunction against the governor's temporary state of emergency set to start Friday evening and go through Tuesday evening, court records show. Richmond Circuit Court Judge Joi J. Taylor said the plaintiffs "will not suffer an irreparable harm sufficient to justify the injunction," according to the ruling. "Governor Northam is behaving like the royal governors who long preceded him.

Source: CNN January 17, 2020 00:22 UTC