The following excerpt is from Ams. for Prosperity Found. v. Harris, 809 F.3d 536 (9th Cir. 2015):
We review the district court's grant of a preliminary injunction for abuse of discretion, reviewing findings of fact for clear error and conclusions of law de novo. See id. at 1311. Reversal for clear error is warranted when the district court's factual determination is illogical, implausible or lacks support in inferences that may be drawn from facts in the record. See United States v. Hinkson, 585 F.3d 1247, 1263 (9th Cir.2009) (en banc). A court may grant a preliminary injunction when a party shows "serious questions" going to the merits of its claim, a balance of hardships that tips sharply in its favor, a likelihood of irreparable harm and that an injunction is in the public interest. See All. for the Wild Rockies v. Cottrell, 632 F.3d 1127, 1135 (9th Cir.2011).
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