Railway Labor Executives' Ass'n v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
Special Court under the Regional Rail Reorganization Act
1Opinion of the Court
FRIENDLY, Presiding Judge:
This is an action of which we have jurisdiction under § 1152(a) of the Northeast Rail Service Act of 1981 (NRSA) which grants this court original and exclusive jurisdiction over any civil action “for injunctive, declaratory or other relief relating to the enforcement, operation, execution, or interpretation of any provision or amendment” made by it.1 Section 1136 of that Act provided that:
Notwithstanding any other provision of law or contract, Conrail shall be relieved of any legal obligation to operate commuter service on January 1, 1983.
At issue here is whether…
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- Wickard v. FilburnSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- United States v. DarbySupreme Court of the United States · 1941
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