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Appeals Court Puts D.C. Rail Ban on Hold
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit yesterday ordered a temporary halt to the District of Columbia’s ban on rail shipments of toxic materials, the Washington Post reported (see GSN, April 19). The emergency order blocking shipments of chlorine and other materials within the city’s borders was set to begin today. However, the judges said they wanted extra time to study legal issues in the case, the Post reported. The decision is not “in any way a ruling on the merits” of the case made by rail operator CSX against the D.C. ban, the judges wrote in their order. CSX said in a statement that it “appreciates the prompt action” taken in its lawsuit to overturn the order. District Council member Kathy Patterson said she believes the court will ultimately support the law. The nation’s capital needs extra protection from terrorism, which the federal government has not provided in this situation, she told the Post. “I can’t imagine anyone disagreeing with that point,” Patterson said (Henri Cauvin, Washington Post, April 20).
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