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High-Speed Rail Scores Big Victory in Appeals Court

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A state appeals court has delivered a major win for high-speed rail. In a unanimous vote, a three-judge panel overturned two decisions by a Sacramento judge last fall, blocking the project from tapping into $8 billion in state bond money and throwing out the proposed line's business plan.

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