RENO, Nev. (AP) — Uber Technologies' legal battle with Nevada's highly regulated taxi industry over Internet ride-sharing may be headed back to the political arena now that a judge has at least temporarily banned Uber's unlicensed operations statewide. The two sides disagree whether the restraining order put the brakes on an unregulated transportation service or pulled the plug on emerging technology. It's one of the questions state lawmakers may have to decide if Uber fails to persuade regulators to find a way to marry its virtual world with the real one on the Las Vegas Strip. Uber argues it's the victim of overzealous enforcement of antiquated laws that never envisioned smartphones that could "e-hail" transportation on demand. The state says Uber thumbed its nose at regulators and deliberately broke the law to maximize profits.Read more on NewsOK.com
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