On Monday, March 23, U.S. District Court Judge Elizabeth Dillon heard oral argument in Adams v Alcorn, w.d., 5:15cv-12.  The lawsuit had been filed on February 25, 21015, by the Republican Party Committee for the 24th State Senate district.  The Committee hopes to invalidate the Virginia law that lets incumbents who are running for re-election decide whether the party nominates by primary or convention in that incumbent’s race.

Here is a newspaper story describing the hearing.  Apparently four attorneys, each representing distinct interests, argued.  The Republican Party has an attorney who argued; the state has an attorney who argued in defense of the state law; the incumbent State Senator had an attorney representing his interests; and a Republican candidate who wants to run against the incumbent had his attorney.

The newspaper story does not say anything about how Judge Elizabeth Dillon reacted to the arguments.