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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit

May 7, 2009

9th Circuit Ends Court Supervision of L.A.'s MTA

Los Angeles bus riders won't get more legroom on their daily commutes after a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled 2-1 Tuesday that local transit officials have done enough to relieve bus overcrowding.

By John Roemer
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Los Angeles bus riders won't get more legroom on their daily commutes after a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled 2-1 Tuesday that local transit officials have done enough to relieve bus overcrowding.

The decision, over a powerful dissent, allows the officials to end a 14-year-old consent decree that committed them to improving bus service. Labor/Community Strategy Center v. Los Angeles County...

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