Legal Opinion
Norfolk Southern Railway Co. v. City of Alexandria
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 16, 2010No. 09-1566, 09-1608PublishedCited by 137 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*154Affirmed in part, dismissed in part, and vacated in part by published opinion.
Judge KING wrote the opinion, in which Judge GREGORY joined. Judge GOODWIN wrote an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.
OPINION
KING, Circuit Judge:
These appeals concern whether three separate provisions of federal law serve to preempt an ordinance enacted by the City of Alexandria, Virginia (the “City”). The City’s ordinance has been applied to Norfolk Southern Railway Company (“Norfolk Southern”) through a series of haul permits. In its appeal, the City maintains that the district court erred in…
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