Legal Opinion
Burlington Northern Railroad Company v. Interstate Commerce Commission and United States of America, Iowa Power and Light Company, Intervenor
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 28, 1982No. 81-2290PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:
The Staggers Rail Act of 1980, Pub. L. No. 96-448, 94 Stat. 1895 (Staggers Act or Act) (to be codified in scattered sections of 11, 45 & 49 U.S.C.), effected significant changes in the Interstate Commerce Act in the direction of deregulation. Congress sought to shrink the rate-setting role of the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC or Commission) and to allow, “to the maximum extent possible, competition and the demand for services to establish reasonable rates for transportation by rail.” Staggers Act § 101(a), 49 U.S.C.A. § 1010a(l) (West Supp.1981). This case…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Arizona Grocery Co. v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Co. v. Interstate Commerce CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1981
- Iowa Power and Light Company, a Corporation v. Burlington Northern, Inc., a Corporation, Iowa Power and Light Company v. Interstate Commerce Commission and United States of America, and Burlington Northern, Inc., Intervenor-Respondent (Two Cases). Iowa Power and Light Company v. Interstate Commerce Commission and United States of America, Burlington Northern, Inc., Intervenor-Respondent. Burlington Northern, Inc. v. United States of America and Interstate Commerce Commission, Iowa Power and Light Company, Intervenor-RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
- Burlington Northern Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
3Cited by9 opinions
- The Kansas Power & Light Company, State Corporation Commission of the State of Kansas, Intervening v. Burlington Northern Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1984
- Iowa Power and Light Company v. United States of America and Interstate Commerce CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
- Aaacon Auto Transport, Inc. v. Interstate Commerce Commission and United States of America, Auto Driveaway Co., IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1986
- Entergy Services, Inc. v. Union Pacific RailroadDistrict Court, D. Nebraska · 2000
- Ford Motor Co. v. Interstate Commerce CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
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