In a narrow ruling, Supreme Court backs ICC and railroads. (Interstate Commerce Commission)

From: Railway Age | Date: May 1, 1991| Author: Welty, Gus | Copyright information

Let's say the Interstate Commerce Commission approves a railroad consolidation that brings the interstate Commerce Act and the Railway Labor Act into apparent conflict. Which takes precedence? Legal opinion has been divided on this one. But on March 19, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its decision in cases abbreviated as Norfolk & Western vs. American Train Dispatchers Association and CSX Transportation vs. Brotherhood Railway Carmen.

The vote was 7-2, with Mr. Justic...

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