Legal Opinion
Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Ass'n v. Interstate Commerce Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided October 17, 1977No. Nos. 75-1641, 75-1716, 75-1760, 75-1768, 75-1779, 75-1833, 75-1893 to 75-1895 and 75-1937PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court PER CURIAM.
2Per curiam
This proceeding, in which the petitioners are shippers, involves four separate eases,1 three of which are consolidated actions, each seeking review of Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) orders entered in connection with several railroad rate increases. Two of the increases are challenged on predominantly economic grounds, three largely on environmental ones, and two on both economic and environmental bases.
Under the Interstate Commerce Act (The Act) the initiative in rate-setting is vested in the railroads with the ICC holding the power to declare a rate…
3Cases cited22 opinions
- United States v. Students Challenging Regulatory Agency Procedures (SCRAP)Supreme Court of the United States · 1973
- United States v. Florida East Coast Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1973
- New England Divisions CaseSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- United States v. Allegheny-Ludlum Steel Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Arrow Transportation Co. v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1963
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4Cited by38 opinions
- Taxpayers Watchdog, Inc. v. Ralph L. Stanley, Administrator, Urban Mass Transportation AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
- Southern Railway Co. v. Seaboard Allied Milling Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Papago Tribal Utility Authority v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Arizona Public Service Company and Arizona Power Authority, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- Committee for Auto Responsibility v. SolomonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
- Pacific Legal Foundation v. Cecil B. AndrusCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1981
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