Legal Opinion
United Transportation Union v. Foster
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 17, 2000No. 98-31304PublishedCited by 116 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAGILL, Circuit Judge:
This appeal raises the issue of whether federal law preempts three Louisiana railroad transportation laws. The district court answered this question in the affirmative and granted summary judgment in favor of the appellees, United Transportation Union (UTU) 1 , the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers (BLE) 2 , and the American Association of Railroads (AAR) 3 . Louisiana’s Governor and Attorney General (Appellants) appeal the district court’s ruling. For reasons to be discussed, we affirm in part and remand to the district court for further proceedings consistent with…
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