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For years, hundreds of car owners had their driver’s licenses suspended in Lorain for minor tickets like parking too far from a curb.

Now, Lorain Mayor Jack Bradley has paused the ticket-writing practice, and a municipal court judge began dismissing cases on Tuesday.

The action comes days after The Marshall Project - Cleveland began asking about the thousands of parking violations issued in Lorain neighborhoods.

At issue are the parking tickets and who’s been writing them. In Lorai

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