United States v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of America, Afl-Cio, Commission of La Cosa Nostra

LEVAL, Circuit Judge:

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters (“IBT”) appeals from two orders of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (David N. Edelstein, Judge) that denied the IBT’s application to require the United States to pay $8.6 million to fund the rerun of the IBT’s 1996 general election. The IBT argues that the government assumed an obligation to pay the full costs of the rerun election through a consent decree and subsequent conduct. We reject this contention and affirm the orders of the district court.

BACKGROUND

In 1988, the government brought a…