A federal judge has denied a Utah bus company’s bid to block Nevada regulation of routes that run primarily between Reno and Las Vegas but briefly cross into California. The judge in Reno sided with regulators who say their ability to ensure the safety of the buses is in the public’s best interest. Salt Lake Express sued Nevada transportation officials after they seized one of its passenger vans in Reno, leaving 20 passengers stranded.
A man takes pictures of Caesars Palace hotel and casino in Las Vegas in 2015. A federal judge has denied a Utah bus company’s bid to block Nevada regulation of routes that run primarily between Reno and Las Vegas but briefly cross into California. A U.S.
U.S. District Judge Robert C. Jones denied the company’s request for injunctive relief in a 12-page ruling Thursday that says the travel constitutes intrastate movement subject to state regulation. Salt Lake Express, owned by Western Trails Charters & Tours, said its fleet of more than 100 buses and vans serving eight Western states are inspected regularly. It said it’s had no similar trouble in Washington, Arizona, Montana, California, Wyoming, Idaho or Utah.
“What is missing your child’s final high school baseball game worth?” they asked in court documents filed in federal court in Reno. Jones said the ultimate test “is whether the local transportation service is an ‘integral step’ in the interstate movement.”
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