Railway Labor Executives' Ass'n v. United States’s Empirical Analysis
697 F.2d 285 · 1983
Citation profile
10 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 49 U.S.C. § 10901 · 49 U.S.C. § 10903
Relies on Interstate Commerce Commission v. Railway Labor Executives Ass'n · Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Pacific Railroad Company Railway Labor Executives' Association · People of State of Illinois v. United States
Most-quoted passages
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“Section 10901 applies to the new acquisition by non-carriers regardless of whether or not a corresponding line abandonment application has been filed by the existing operating carrier or has been denied.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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