PORTLAND, Maine — A group of Somali immigrant taxicab drivers and owners is asking the court to block a new policy members believe is intended to drive them out of business.

“Unless a court intervenes by Dec. 31, most of my clients will lose their … ability to make a living and provide for their families,” said attorney Sigmund Schutz of Preti Flaherty, the law firm representing 12 cabdrivers, during a news conference held Monday morning on the steps of City Hall. “We think the purpose of the change is to put some of these taxi drivers out of business.”

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