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So-Called "Railway Safety Act" Constitutes a Political Handout to Big Labor That Does Nothing to Improve Safety At All

America as we know it was built largely upon and because of our rail industry, and today it remains a pillar of our economy.

Unfortunately, a destructive proposal before Congress misleadingly named the "Railway Safety Act" (RSA), part of broader surface transportation reauthorization, threatens great harm to our railroads.

Simply put, the bill has nothing to do with improving safety, but has a lot to do with advancing the political agenda of Big Labor.  At a moment when inflation burdens American families and fragile supply chains remain vulnerable to disruption, the last thing our economy or rail sector need is another costly federal mandate imposed upon one of the nation’s most important transportation sectors.

As an initial matter, as noted by The Wall Street Journal, the…[more]

May 20, 2026 • 04:28 PM
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Wednesday, April 07 2010

A Florida woman had her cell phone returned after an appeal court overturned a lower court's ruling that her cell phone be destroyed and she be held in contempt after it rang in a courtroom.
 
Michelle McRoy was in an Orange County Circuit courtroom when her cell phone began to ring loudly.  McRoy admitted that she failed to check the cell phone's ring status after loaning it to her sister.  Angered by her oversight, the judge stopped proceedings, tossed the phone into a garbage can and ordered McRoy held in contempt of court for failing to silence her cell phone.  
 
Upon appeal, the Fifth District Court of Appeal in Daytona Beach concluded that, while annoying, McRoy's actions did not meet the necessary legal standards for contempt and overturned the lower court's ruling.
 
—Source: Pensacola News Journal

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