Legal Opinion

Edison Electric Institute v. Interstate Commerce Commission

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided July 24, 1992No. Nos. 89-1221, 89-1225, 89-1287, 89-1288, 89-1332, 89-1341, 89-1356, 89-1358, 89-1409, 89-1457, 89-1466, 89-1474, 89-1498, 89-1608, 89-1623, 89-1639, 89-1649, 89-1652, 89-1710, 89-1775, 90-1046, 90-1107, 90-1156, 90-1327, 90-1337, to 90-1341, 90-1343, to 90-1346, 90-1348, to 90-1361, and 90-1539PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge D.H. GINSBURG.

D.H. GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:

Under the Staggers Rail Act of 1980, Pub.L. No. 96-448, 94 Stat. 1895 (codified at various sections of 11, 45 & 49 U.S.C.), a railroad rate set at or below an inflation-adjusted base level is presumed to be reasonable. In 1989 the Interstate Commerce Commission decided, over the objection of Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) and the Association of American Railroads, in calculating the inflation-adjusted base level, to include a deflator for railroad productivity gains. Over the objection of a group…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Permian Basin Area Rate CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Randolph-Sheppard Vendors of America v. Caspar W. Weinberger, National Council of State Agencies for the Blind v. Caspar W. WeinbergerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1986
  4. Functional Music, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, Functional Music, Inc. v. United States of America, Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1959
  5. Public Citizen v. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the United States of America, Nuclear Utility Management and Resources Council, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1990

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Peri & Sons Farms, Inc. v. AcostaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2019
  2. Edison Electric Institute v. Interstate Commerce CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1992

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