Is a preliminary injunction a public interest to prevent the violation of a party's constitutional rights?

Finally, we must consider whether an injunction is in the public interest. Winter , 555 U.S. at 22, 129 S.Ct. 365. We have "consistently recognized the significant public interest in upholding First Amendment principles." Doe , 772 F.3d at 583 (internal quotation marks omitted). Indeed, "it is always in the public interest to prevent the violation of a party's constitutional rights." Melendres v. Arpaio , 695 F.3d 990, 1002 (9th Cir. 2012) (internal quotation marks omitted). Accordingly, a

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preliminary injunction is in the public interest here.