Guns in the car

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An Arkansas federal court ruled against Union Pacific Railroad on its argument that federal railway laws preempt an Arkansas state law allowing its citizens to keep legal firearms in their locked cars at their employer’s railway parking lots during work hours. The lawsuit “asks whether federal laws concerning the operations of railroads prevent this court from enforcing against a railroad a generally applicable gun-rights law adopted” by the state. “To cut to the chase, the answer is no.”Read the ruling here.Subscribe to our free newslettersOur weekly newsletter Closing Arguments offers the latest about ongoing trials, major litigation and rulings in courthouses around the U.S. and the world, while the monthly Under the Lights dishes the legal dirt from Hollywood, sports, Big Tech and the arts.Additional Reads