RTC Transportation, Inc. v. Interstate Commerce Commission’s Empirical Analysis
731 F.2d 1497 · 1984
Citation profile
7 federal appellate · 2 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 49 U.S.C. § 10101 (Bus Regulatory Reform Act of 1982) · 5 U.S.C. § 706
Relies on American Trucking Associations, Inc. v. Interstate Commerce Commission · Refrigerated Transport Co. v. Interstate Commerce Commission · Alamo Express, Inc. v. Interstate Commerce Commission · Steere Tank Lines, Inc. v. Interstate Commerce Commission · J. H. Rose Truck Line, Inc. v. Interstate Commerce Commission
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“substituting competition for regulation as the mechanism for ensuring efficient and adequate service.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“inconsistent with the public convenience and necessity”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.