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Apply safety rules to more trains carrying flammable cargo, lawmakers urge
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When a BNSF freight train carrying six cars of liquefied petroleum gas derailed near Manuelito, New Mexico, in 2024, the resulting fire shut down more than 100 miles of an interstate highway.
The train carried enough flammable material to send a column of fire and black smoke high into the thin, dry air — but not enough to ... (full story)
Supreme Court rejects challenge to property maintenance law
The Supreme Court of Ohio rejected a challenge to a property maintenance law that claimed it was “unconstitutionally vague.”
In a unanimous opinion, the Supreme Court affirmed the decision of the Sixth District Court of Appeals, which found a city of Huron law prescribing cleanliness and safety standards for properti ... (full story)
Court Reverses Decision on Sealing Convictions Without Restitution Payment
The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled recently that an offender convicted of a fourth- or fifth-degree felony must fully pay court-ordered restitution to be eligible to apply for sealing their criminal record. The decision reversed the Tenth District Court of Appeals' judgment, which had allowed T.W.C. to seal his forgery convictions desp ... (full story)
Court rules offender ineligible for judicial release
An Ohio appeals court wrongly granted judicial release to an offender serving a 15–50 year “indefinite” prison sentence for crimes committed in 1995, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled recently.
In a 6-1 decision, the Supreme Court ruled Daniel Staffrey is ineligible for judicial release. A Mahoning County trial c ... (full story)
Appeals court throws out massive civil fraud penalty against President Donald Trump
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NEW YORK (AP) — A New York appeals court recently threw out President Donald Trump's massive civil fraud penalty while upholding a judge's finding that he exaggerated his wealth for decades. The ruling spares Trump from a potential half-billion-dollar fine but bans him and his two eldest sons from serving in corporate leadersh ... (full story)